Meaning
to lament
- to complain
- to lament, to mourn
In a sentence
Si lamenta sempre del traffico in città.
He always complains about the traffic in the city.
Ti sei lamentato del servizio ieri sera?
Did you complain about the service last night?
Non ti lamentare per ogni piccolo problema, dai.
Don't complain about every little problem, come on.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| lamentare | infinitive |
| lamentiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| lamento | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| lamentate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| lamenti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| lamentano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| lamenta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| lamentavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| lamentavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| lamentavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| lamentavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| lamentavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| lamentava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| lamentammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| lamentai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| lamentaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| lamentasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| lamentarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| lamentò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| lamenteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| lamenterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| lamenterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| lamenterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| lamenteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| lamenterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| lamentiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| lamenti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| lamentiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| lamenti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| lamentino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| lamenti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| lamentassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| lamentassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| lamentaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| lamentassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| lamentassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| lamentasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| lamenteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| lamenterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| lamentereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| lamenteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| lamenterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| lamenterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| lamentiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| lamentate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| lamenta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| lamentando | gerund |
| lamentato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often used reflexively: lamentarsi di/per means “to complain about,” more common in everyday speech than plain lamentare.
- Lamentare something can sound formal or literary; in conversation, people often prefer piangere, deplorare, or lamentarsi depending on context.
- With direct object, it means to bewail a loss or problem: lamentare la sconfitta. Don’t add a preposition before the object.