Meaning
to identify with
- almost exclusively reflexive (immedesimarsi): to put oneself in someone else's place or identify closely with a character or situation
- to make identical or merge completely
In a sentence
È facile immedesimarsi nel protagonista di questo romanzo.
It is easy to identify with the protagonist of this novel.
Non riesci proprio a immedesimarti nella mia situazione?
Can't you put yourself in my shoes at all?
L'attrice si è immedesimata perfettamente nel suo ruolo drammatico.
The actress fully immersed herself in her dramatic role.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| immedesimare | infinitive |
| immedesimo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| immedesimi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| immedesima | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| immedesimiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| immedesimate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| immedesimano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| immedesimavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| immedesimavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| immedesimava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| immedesimavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| immedesimavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| immedesimavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| immedesimai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| immedesimasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| immedesimò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| immedesimammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| immedesimaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| immedesimarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| immedesimerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| immedesimerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| immedesimerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| immedesimeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| immedesimerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| immedesimeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| immedesimi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| immedesimi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| immedesimi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| immedesimiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| immedesimiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| immedesimino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| immedesimassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| immedesimassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| immedesimasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| immedesimassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| immedesimaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| immedesimassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| immedesimerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| immedesimeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| immedesimerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| immedesimeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| immedesimereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| immedesimerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| immedesima | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| immedesimiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| immedesimate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| immedesimando | gerund |
| immedesimato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Usually used reflexively as 'immedesimarsi in' followed by a person, character, or situation.
- Takes 'essere' in compound tenses when reflexive.