Meaning
to convince, to persuade
In a sentence
Non riesco a convincere Luca a venire stasera.
I can't convince Luca to come tonight.
Ti ha convinto il prezzo di quel telefono?
Did the price of that phone convince you?
Le prove hanno convinto il giudice della sua colpa.
The evidence convinced the judge of his guilt.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| convincere | infinitive |
| convinciamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| convinco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| convincete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| convinci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| convincono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| convince | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| convincevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| convincevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| convincevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| convincevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| convincevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| convinceva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| convincemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| convinsi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| convinceste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| convincesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| convinsero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| convinse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| convinceremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| convincerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| convincerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| convincerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| convinceranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| convincerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| convinciamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| convinca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| convinciate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| convinca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| convincano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| convinca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| convincessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| convincessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| convinceste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| convincessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| convincessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| convincesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| convinceremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| convincerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| convincereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| convinceresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| convincerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| convincerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| convinciamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| convincete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| convinci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| convincendo | gerund |
| convinto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use convincere qualcuno a fare qualcosa for persuading someone to act. Non mi convince often means “I’m not convinced,” not “it doesn’t persuade me.”
- Prefer persuadere when stressing getting someone to do something; convincere often focuses on changing someone’s mind or proving a point.
- Past participle is convinto. With essere in reflexive use, agreement applies: mi sono convinta; with avere, no agreement: l’ho convinto.
- past participle convinto