Meaning
to weigh (to measure the weight of)
- to weigh (a specific amount)
- to be heavy
- to weigh on, to burden [with su]
In a sentence
Puoi pesare le mele, per favore?
Can you weigh the apples, please?
La mia valigia pesa venti chili.
My suitcase weighs twenty kilos.
Quanto pesa questa valigia?
How much does this suitcase weigh?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| pesare | infinitive |
| pesiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| peso | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| pesate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| pesi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| pesano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| pesa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| pesavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| pesavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| pesavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| pesavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| pesavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| pesava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| pesammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| pesai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| pesaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| pesasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| pesarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| pesò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| peseremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| peserò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| peserete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| peserai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| peseranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| peserà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| pesiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| pesi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| pesiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| pesi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| pesino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| pesi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| pesassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| pesassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| pesaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| pesassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| pesassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| pesasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| peseremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| peserei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| pesereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| peseresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| peserebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| peserebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| pesiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| pesate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| pesa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| pesando | gerund |
| pesato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use misurare for dimensions; pesare is for weight. Non mi pesa means "I don't mind," not literal heaviness.
- For emotional burden, use pesare a qualcuno or pesare su qualcuno. Don't use a direct object for the person affected.
- As an intransitive verb meaning body weight, it usually takes avere: Quanto pesi? Ho pesato due chili in più.