Meaning
to pretend, to feign
- to imagine, to suppose (literary)
In a sentence
Non fingere interesse se vuoi andare via.
Don't pretend to be interested if you want to leave.
Hai finto di dormire per non rispondere?
Did you pretend to be asleep to avoid answering?
Ha finto di non vedermi quando ci siamo incrociati.
He pretended not to see me when we crossed paths.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| fingere | infinitive |
| fingiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| fingo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| fingete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| fingi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| fingono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| finge | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| fingevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| fingevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| fingevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| fingevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| fingevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| fingeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| fingemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| finsi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| fingeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| fingesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| finsero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| finse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| fingeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| fingerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| fingerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| fingerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| fingeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| fingerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| fingiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| finga | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| fingiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| finga | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| fingano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| finga | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| fingessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| fingessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| fingeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| fingessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| fingessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| fingesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| fingeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| fingerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| fingereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| fingeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| fingerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| fingerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| fingiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| fingete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| fingi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| fingendo | gerund |
| finto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Usually transitive: fingere qualcosa. For actions, Italian often prefers fare finta di + infinitive in everyday speech.
- With a clause, use fingere che + subjunctive: finge che non sia successo niente.
- More literary or formal than far finta; common in writing, less natural in casual conversation.
- past participle finto