Meaning
to beg
- to ask for money, food, or alms on the street
- (figurative) to plead for or solicit something in a degrading or desperate manner (e.g. affection, attention)
In a sentence
Un uomo anziano mendicava monete davanti alla stazione centrale.
An elderly man was begging for coins in front of the central station.
Ha troppo orgoglio per andare a mendicare aiuto dai suoi colleghi.
He has too much pride to go begging his colleagues for help.
Non dovresti mai mendicare l'affetto di chi non ti rispetta.
You should never beg for affection from someone who does not respect you.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| mendicare | infinitive |
| mendico | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| mendichi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| mendica | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| mendichiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| mendicate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| mendicano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| mendicavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| mendicavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| mendicava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| mendicavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| mendicavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| mendicavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| mendicai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| mendicasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| mendicò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| mendicammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| mendicaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| mendicarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| mendicherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| mendicherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| mendicherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| mendicheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| mendicherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| mendicheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| mendichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| mendichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| mendichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| mendichiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| mendichiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| mendichino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| mendicassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| mendicassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| mendicasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| mendicassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| mendicaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| mendicassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| mendicherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| mendicheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| mendicherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| mendicheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| mendichereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| mendicherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| mendica | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| mendichiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| mendicate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| mendicando | gerund |
| mendicato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Spelling note: adds an 'h' before 'e' and 'i' (e.g., tu mendichi, noi mendichiamo) to preserve the hard /k/ sound.