Meaning
to harden
- to make hard, tough, or rigid
- to harden emotionally, make callous or unfeeling
- to become hard or stiff (also reflexive 'indurirsi')
In a sentence
Il freddo intenso può indurire il terreno fino a renderlo impenetrabile.
The intense cold can harden the ground until it becomes impenetrable.
Le difficoltà della vita non devono indurire il tuo carattere.
Life's difficulties must not harden your character.
Perché lasci indurire la colla senza applicare subito il pezzo?
Why are you letting the glue harden without applying the piece right away?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| indurire | infinitive |
| indurisco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| indurisci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| indurisce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| induriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| indurite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| induriscono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| indurivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| indurivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| induriva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| indurivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| indurivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| indurivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| indurii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| induristi | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| indurì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| indurimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| induriste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| indurirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| indurirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| indurirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| indurirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| induriremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| indurirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| induriranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| indurisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| indurisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| indurisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| induriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| induriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| induriscano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| indurissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| indurissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| indurisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| indurissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| induriste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| indurissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| indurirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| induriresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| indurirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| induriremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| indurireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| indurirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| indurisci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| induriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| indurite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| indurendo | gerund |
| indurito | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Follows the -isc- conjugation pattern in the present indicative and subjunctive.
- Takes 'avere' transitively; the intransitive form often uses the reflexive 'indurirsi' with 'essere'.