Meaning
to curse
- to curse [with a]
In a sentence
Ho maledetto quel giorno per settimane.
I cursed that day for weeks.
Ha passato la vita a maledire la propria sfortuna.
He spent his life cursing his own bad luck.
Non maledire il computer, riavvialo e basta.
Don't curse the computer, just restart it.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| maledire | infinitive |
| malediciamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| maledico | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| maledite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| maledici | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| maledicono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| maledice | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| maledicevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| maledicevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| maledicevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| maledicevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| maledicevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| malediceva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| maledicemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| maledissi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| malediceste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| maledicesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| maledissero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| maledisse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| malediremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| maledirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| maledirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| maledirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| malediranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| maledirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| malediciamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| maledica | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| malediciate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| maledica | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| maledicano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| maledica | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| maledicessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| maledicessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| malediceste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| maledicessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| maledicessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| maledicesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| malediremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| maledirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| maledireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| malediresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| maledirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| maledirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| malediciamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| maledite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| maledici | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| maledicendo | gerund |
| maledetto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Stronger and more literary than dire parolacce or insultare; often expresses deep resentment, not just swearing.
- Usually takes avere in compound tenses: ho maledetto quel giorno. Past participle: maledetto.
- Common pattern: maledire qualcuno/qualcosa, or maledire il giorno in cui... Learners often overuse a before the object.
- present: maledico, maledici, maledice, malediciamo, maledite, maledicono
- past participle maledetto