Meaning
to inspire
- to give inspiration, to prompt, to suggest
In a sentence
Questa canzone mi ispira ogni volta che studio.
This song inspires me every time I study.
Ti ha ispirato il film di ieri sera?
Did last night's movie inspire you?
Il suo messaggio non mi ispira fiducia.
His message doesn't inspire confidence in me.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ispirare | infinitive |
| ispiriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ispiro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ispirate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ispiri | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ispirano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ispira | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ispiravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ispiravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ispiravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ispiravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ispiravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ispirava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ispirammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ispirai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ispiraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ispirasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ispirarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ispirò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ispireremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ispirerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ispirerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ispirerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| ispireranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ispirerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ispiriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ispiri | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| ispiriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ispiri | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ispirino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ispiri | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ispirassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ispirassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ispiraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ispirassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ispirassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ispirasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ispireremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ispirerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ispirereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ispireresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ispirerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ispirerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ispiriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ispirate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ispira | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ispirando | gerund |
| ispirato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use ispirare for motivating creativity or admiration; for literal breathing in, use inspirare, which is much less common in everyday speech.
- Often followed by a direct object: Questo libro mi ispira. For 'inspire someone to do,' use ispirare qualcuno a fare qualcosa.
- It also means 'suggest' or 'bring to mind' in formal or literary contexts: Il suo tono ispira fiducia.