Meaning
to wound, to injure, to hurt
In a sentence
Mi sono ferito giocando a calcio ieri.
I hurt myself playing soccer yesterday.
Ti fa male? Ti sei ferito alla mano?
Does it hurt? Did you injure your hand?
Non voglio ferire i tuoi sentimenti.
I don't want to hurt your feelings.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ferire | infinitive |
| feriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ferisco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ferite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ferisci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| feriscono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ferisce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ferivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ferivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ferivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ferivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ferivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| feriva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ferimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ferii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| feriste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| feristi | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ferirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ferì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| feriremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ferirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ferirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ferirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| feriranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ferirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| feriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ferisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| feriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ferisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| feriscano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ferisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ferissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ferissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| feriste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ferissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ferissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ferisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| feriremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ferirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ferireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| feriresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ferirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ferirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| feriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ferite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ferisci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ferendo | gerund |
| ferito | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use ferire for physical injury and emotional hurt; for mild emotional offense, offenders often prefer offendere or far male.
- It takes avere in compound tenses: ho ferito qualcuno. Reflexive ferirsi takes essere: si è ferito al braccio.
- Common pattern: ferire qualcuno + body part with in/a: l'ha ferito alla mano, ferito al petto.