Meaning
to interest
- to concern, affect
In a sentence
Questo libro mi interessa davvero tanto.
This book really interests me a lot.
Ti interessa venire al cinema stasera?
Are you interested in coming to the movies tonight?
La notizia non mi ha interessato molto.
The news didn't interest me much.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| interessare | infinitive |
| interessiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| interesso | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| interessate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| interessi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| interessano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| interessa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| interessavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| interessavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| interessavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| interessavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| interessavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| interessava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| interessammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| interessai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| interessaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| interessasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| interessarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| interessò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| interesseremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| interesserò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| interesserete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| interesserai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| interesseranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| interesserà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| interessiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| interessi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| interessiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| interessi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| interessino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| interessi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| interessassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| interessassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| interessaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| interessassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| interessassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| interessasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| interesseremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| interesserei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| interessereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| interesseresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| interesserebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| interesserebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| interessiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| interessate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| interessa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| interessando | gerund |
| interessato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'interessare' for general interest; 'appassionare' implies stronger, emotional passion.
- Common mistake: Forgetting 'mi/ti/gli...' before 'interessa' when saying 'I’m interested in...' (e.g., 'Mi interessa').
- Always use 'essere' as auxiliary in compound tenses (e.g., 'Mi è interessato').