Meaning
fuck; screw, con
- to cheat, deceive, or rob (screw over)
- to have sexual intercourse with
- in pronominal form (fottersene), to not care at all
In a sentence
Quel commerciante disonesto mi ha fottuto venti euro.
That dishonest shopkeeper screwed me out of twenty euros.
Stai attento con quel contratto o ti fotteranno di nuovo.
Be careful with that contract or they'll screw you over again.
Me ne fotto delle loro opinioni inutili.
I don't give a damn about their useless opinions.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| fottere | infinitive |
| fotto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| fotti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| fotte | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| fottiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| fottete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| fottono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| fottevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| fottevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| fotteva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| fottevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| fottevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| fottevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| fottei | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| fottesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| fotté | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| fottemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| fotteste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| fotterono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| fotterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| fotterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| fotterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| fotteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| fotterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| fotteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| fotta | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| fotta | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| fotta | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| fottiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| fottiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| fottano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| fottessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| fottessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| fottesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| fottessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| fotteste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| fottessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| fotterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| fotteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| fotterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| fotteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| fottereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| fotterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| fotti | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| fottiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| fottete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| fottendo | gerund |
| fottuto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Vulgar: avoid in polite and formal company.
- The pronominal verb 'fottersene' ('me ne fotto') is extremely common for expressing indifference.
- Past participle 'fottuto' is irregular and also used as an adjective meaning 'fucking' or 'damned'.