Meaning
to express
- to voice, to convey
In a sentence
Non riesco a esprimere bene quello che sento.
I can't express well what I feel.
Hai espresso la tua idea in modo chiaro?
Did you express your idea clearly?
L'autore vuole esprimere un messaggio di speranza.
The author wants to express a message of hope.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| esprimere | infinitive |
| esprimiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| esprimo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| esprimete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| esprimi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| esprimono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| esprime | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| esprimevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| esprimevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| esprimevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| esprimevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| esprimevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| esprimeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| esprimemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| espressi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| esprimeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| esprimesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| espressero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| espresse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| esprimeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| esprimerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| esprimerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| esprimerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| esprimeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| esprimerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| esprimiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| esprima | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| esprimiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| esprima | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| esprimano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| esprima | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| esprimessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| esprimessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| esprimeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| esprimessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| esprimessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| esprimesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| esprimeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| esprimerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| esprimereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| esprimeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| esprimerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| esprimerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| esprimiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| esprimete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| esprimi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| esprimendo | gerund |
| espresso | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'esprimere' for opinions, feelings, or abstract ideas; 'spremere' is for physical squeezing (e.g., oranges).
- Common mistake: Don’t confuse with 'esporre' (to explain/exhibit). 'Esprimere' is about conveying, not detailing.
- Takes 'avere' as auxiliary in compound tenses (e.g., 'ho espresso'). No agreement with direct object.
- past participle espresso