Meaning
to struggle; to toil
- to work hard, to exert strenuous physical or mental effort
- to have difficulty doing something (usually followed by 'a' + infinitive)
In a sentence
Ho faticato molto per superare l'esame di medicina.
I worked very hard to pass the medical exam.
Fatichi ad addormentarti la sera quando fa caldo?
Do you struggle to fall asleep at night when it's hot?
Non fatica affatto a farsi nuovi amici in ufficio.
He doesn't struggle at all to make new friends at the office.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| faticare | infinitive |
| fatico | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| fatichi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| fatica | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| fatichiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| faticate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| faticano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| faticavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| faticavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| faticava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| faticavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| faticavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| faticavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| faticai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| faticasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| faticò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| faticammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| faticaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| faticarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| faticherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| faticherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| faticherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| faticheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| faticherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| faticheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| fatichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| fatichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| fatichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| fatichiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| fatichiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| fatichino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| faticassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| faticassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| faticasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| faticassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| faticaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| faticassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| faticherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| faticheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| faticherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| faticheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| fatichereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| faticherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| fatica | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| fatichiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| faticate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| faticando | gerund |
| faticato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' in compound tenses.
- When meaning 'to struggle to do something', use 'faticare a' + infinitive.
- Spelling note: adds 'h' before 'e' or 'i' to preserve hard /k/ (fatichi, faticherò).