Meaning
to itch
- To cause or feel an irritating sensation on the skin that prompts scratching
- To feel an uncontrollable urge to do something (figurative)
In a sentence
Mi prude molto il braccio a causa della puntura.
My arm itches a lot because of the mosquito bite.
Ti prudono ancora gli occhi dopo la passeggiata nel parco?
Do your eyes still itch after the walk in the park?
Gli prudevano le mani dalla voglia di rispondere a tono.
His hands were itching to talk back.
Word forms (47)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| prudere | infinitive |
| prudo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| prudi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| prude | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| prudiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| prudete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| prudono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| prudevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| prudevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| prudeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| prudevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| prudevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| prudevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| prudei | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| prudesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| prudé | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| prudemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| prudeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| pruderono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| pruderò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| pruderai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| pruderà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| pruderemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| pruderete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| pruderanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| pruda | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| pruda | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| pruda | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| prudiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| prudiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| prudano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| prudessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| prudessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| prudesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| prudessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| prudeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| prudessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| pruderei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| pruderesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| pruderebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| pruderemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| prudereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| pruderebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| prudi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| prudiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| prudete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| prudendo | gerund |
Usage notes
- Defective verb: lacks a past participle and compound tenses in modern standard Italian.
- Constructed with indirect object pronouns like 'piacere': 'mi prude il naso' ('my nose itches').