Meaning
to envy
In a sentence
Ti invidio per il tuo nuovo lavoro.
I envy you for your new job.
Non invidio chi si sveglia alle cinque.
I don't envy people who wake up at five.
Hai mai invidiato la sua calma?
Have you ever envied his calm?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| invidiare | infinitive |
| invidiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| invidio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| invidiate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| invidi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| invidiano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| invidia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| invidiavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| invidiavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| invidiavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| invidiavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| invidiavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| invidiava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| invidiammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| invidiai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| invidiaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| invidiasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| invidiarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| invidiò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| invidieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| invidierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| invidierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| invidierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| invidieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| invidierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| invidiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| invidi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| invidiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| invidi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| invidino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| invidi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| invidiassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| invidiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| invidiaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| invidiassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| invidiassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| invidiasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| invidieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| invidierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| invidiereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| invidieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| invidierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| invidierebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| invidiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| invidiate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| invidia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| invidiando | gerund |
| invidiato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use invidiare for feeling envy toward someone or something; not for wanting to imitate. For admiration without resentment, prefer ammirare.
- It takes a direct object: invidiare qualcuno / qualcosa. English speakers often wrongly add a preposition.
- Common pattern: invidiare qualcosa a qualcuno = to envy someone for something.