Meaning
to move (emotionally), to affect, to touch (emotionally)
- to move, to touch emotionally
- to affect deeply
In a sentence
Il suo messaggio mi ha davvero commosso ieri.
His message really moved me yesterday.
Questa storia ti commuove ancora dopo tanti anni?
Does this story still move you after so many years?
Quel film triste mi commuove ogni volta che lo guardo.
That sad movie moves me every time I watch it.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| commuovere | infinitive |
| commuoviamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| commuovo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| commuovete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| commuovi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| commuovono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| commuove | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| commuovevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| commuovevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| commuovevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| commuovevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| commuovevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| commuoveva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| commuovemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| commossi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| commuoveste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| commuovesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| commossero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| commosse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| commuoveremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| commuoverò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| commuoverete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| commuoverai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| commuoveranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| commuoverà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| commuoviamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| commuova | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| commuoviate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| commuova | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| commuovano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| commuova | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| commuovessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| commuovessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| commuoveste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| commuovessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| commuovessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| commuovesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| commuoveremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| commuoverei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| commuovereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| commuoveresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| commuoverebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| commuoverebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| commuoviamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| commuovete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| commuovi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| commuovendo | gerund |
| commosso | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Most often means emotional impact. For physical shaking, prefer scuotere or agitare unless the context is literary or formal.
- Very common as reflexive: commuoversi = to get emotional. Past participle agrees with essere: si è commossa / si sono commossi.
- Use per with the cause: commuoversi per una storia. Don't use a directly before the reason.
- past participle commosso