Meaning · verb
to look, to seem, to appear
- to seem (of an opinion)
In a sentence
Mi pare stanco oggi, forse ha dormito poco.
He looks tired today, maybe he slept little.
Ti pare una buona idea uscire adesso?
Does it seem like a good idea to go out now?
Non mi è parso contento della risposta.
He didn't seem happy with the answer.
Word forms (45)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| parere | infinitive |
| paiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| paio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| parete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| pari | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| paiono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| pare | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| parevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| parevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| parevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| parevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| parevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| pareva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| paremmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| parvi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| pareste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| paresti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| parvero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| parve | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| parremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| parrò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| parrete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| parrai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| parranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| parrà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| paiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| paia | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| paiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| paia | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| paiano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| paia | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| paressimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| paressi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| pareste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| paressi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| paressero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| paresse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| parremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| parrei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| parreste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| parresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| parrebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| parrebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| parendo | gerund |
| parso | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'parere' for subjective impressions; 'sembrare' is more neutral. 'Mi pare stanco' = I think he looks tired.
- Always takes 'essere' as auxiliary in compound tenses. 'Mi è parso strano' (not 'ha').
- Often followed by 'che' + subjunctive: 'Mi pare che tu abbia ragione.'
- present: paio, pari, pare, paiamo, parete, paiono
- past participle parso