Meaning
to smell nice, perfume
- To give off a pleasant fragrance or smell (often with 'di')
- To add a pleasant scent to something
In a sentence
La torta appena sfornata profuma di vaniglia.
The freshly baked cake smells like vanilla.
Abbiamo usato candele profumate per profumare la stanza.
We used scented candles to perfume the room.
Perché la tua giacca profuma così tanto di lavanda?
Why does your jacket smell so much of lavender?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| profumare | infinitive |
| profumo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| profumi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| profuma | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| profumiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| profumate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| profumano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| profumavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| profumavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| profumava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| profumavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| profumavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| profumavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| profumai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| profumasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| profumò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| profumammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| profumaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| profumarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| profumerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| profumerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| profumerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| profumeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| profumerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| profumeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| profumi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| profumi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| profumi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| profumiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| profumiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| profumino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| profumassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| profumassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| profumasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| profumassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| profumaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| profumassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| profumerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| profumeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| profumerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| profumeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| profumereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| profumerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| profuma | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| profumiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| profumate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| profumando | gerund |
| profumato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' when used intransitively ('questo fiore profuma') and transitively.
- Use 'profumare di' to specify the scent: 'profuma di limone' (it smells like lemon).