Meaning
to surprise, to amaze, to astonish
- to wonder, to marvel, to be astonished
In a sentence
Mi meraviglia sempre la tua calma.
Your calm always amazes me.
Ti sei meravigliato del prezzo?
Were you surprised by the price?
Non mi meraviglio più di niente.
I’m not surprised by anything anymore.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| meravigliare | infinitive |
| meravigliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| meraviglio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| meravigliate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| meravigli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| meravigliano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| meraviglia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| meravigliavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| meravigliavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| meravigliavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| meravigliavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| meravigliavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| meravigliava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| meravigliammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| meravigliai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| meravigliaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| meravigliasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| meravigliarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| meravigliò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| meraviglieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| meraviglierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| meraviglierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| meraviglierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| meraviglieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| meraviglierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| meravigliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| meravigli | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| meravigliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| meravigli | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| meraviglino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| meravigli | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| meravigliassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| meravigliassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| meravigliaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| meravigliassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| meravigliassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| meravigliasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| meraviglieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| meraviglierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| meravigliereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| meraviglieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| meraviglierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| meraviglierebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| meravigliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| meravigliate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| meraviglia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| meravigliando | gerund |
| meravigliato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often used reflexively: meravigliarsi di + noun / che + clause. Learners often wrongly use a direct object after meravigliarsi.
- For causing surprise, use transitive meravigliare: Mi meraviglia il suo coraggio. In everyday speech, sorprendere is often more common.
- Past participle with essere in the reflexive: mi sono meravigliato/a. Agreement follows the subject.