Meaning
to suffer, endure
- to suffer from
- to tolerate, bear
In a sentence
Non patisco più il freddo come prima.
I don't suffer from the cold anymore like before.
Hai patito molto durante il viaggio?
Did you suffer a lot during the trip?
Non posso patire questo rumore tutta la notte.
I can't tolerate this noise all night.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| patire | infinitive |
| patiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| patisco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| patite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| patisci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| patiscono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| patisce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| pativamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| pativo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| pativate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| pativi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| pativano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| pativa | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| patimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| patii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| patiste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| patisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| patirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| patì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| patiremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| patirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| patirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| patirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| patiranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| patirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| patiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| patisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| patiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| patisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| patiscano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| patisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| patissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| patissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| patiste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| patissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| patissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| patisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| patiremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| patirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| patireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| patiresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| patirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| patirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| patiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| patite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| patisci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| patendo | gerund |
| patito | past · participle |
Usage notes
- More literary or formal than soffrire in everyday speech. In conversation, Italians usually prefer soffrire for pain, illness, or emotional distress.
- With people, patire often means not being able to stand someone or something: Non lo patisco = I can't stand him.
- Use avere in compound tenses: ho patito, not sono patito. Past participle is patito.