Meaning
to profit (by) or (from)
- to take advantage [with di ‘of (something)’]
In a sentence
Hai profittato degli sconti al supermercato?
Did you take advantage of the supermarket discounts?
Non voglio profittare della tua gentilezza.
I don't want to take advantage of your kindness.
Abbiamo profittato del bel tempo ieri.
We made the most of the nice weather yesterday.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| profittare | infinitive |
| profittiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| profitto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| profittate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| profitti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| profittano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| profitta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| profittavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| profittavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| profittavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| profittavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| profittavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| profittava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| profittammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| profittai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| profittaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| profittasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| profittarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| profittò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| profitteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| profitterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| profitterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| profitterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| profitteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| profitterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| profittiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| profitti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| profittiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| profitti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| profittino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| profitti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| profittassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| profittassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| profittaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| profittassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| profittassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| profittasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| profitteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| profitterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| profittereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| profitteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| profitterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| profitterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| profittiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| profittate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| profitta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| profittando | gerund |
| profittato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Usually appears as approfittare di in modern Italian. Bare profittare is rarer and more literary or regional.
- Use approfittare di for opportunities, time, or situations; use sfruttare when the sense is more exploitative or forceful.
- With people, approfittarsi di someone means taking unfair advantage; learners often confuse it with neutral approfittare di.