Meaning
regret; miss
- to feel regret about something lost or past
- to miss someone or something no longer present
In a sentence
A volte rimpiango la vita più semplice di prima.
Sometimes I miss the simpler life from before.
Rimpiangi la scelta che hai fatto l'anno scorso?
Do you regret the choice you made last year?
Non rimpiango quel lavoro stressante.
I do not miss that stressful job.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| rimpiangere | infinitive |
| rimpiango | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| rimpiangi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rimpiange | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rimpiangiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| rimpiangete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rimpiangono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rimpiangevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| rimpiangevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| rimpiangeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| rimpiangevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| rimpiangevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| rimpiangevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| rimpiansi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| rimpiangesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| rimpianse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| rimpiangemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| rimpiangeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| rimpiansero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| rimpiangerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| rimpiangerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| rimpiangerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| rimpiangeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| rimpiangerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| rimpiangeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| rimpianga | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| rimpianga | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rimpianga | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rimpiangiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| rimpiangiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rimpiangano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rimpiangessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| rimpiangessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| rimpiangesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| rimpiangessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| rimpiangeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| rimpiangessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| rimpiangerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| rimpiangeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rimpiangerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rimpiangeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| rimpiangereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rimpiangerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rimpiangi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| rimpiangiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| rimpiangete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| rimpiangendo | gerund |
| rimpianto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often takes a direct object: rimpiangere il passato, gli amici.
- Different from pentirsi, which means regret something you did.
- Common with periods of life, choices, places, and people.
- past participle rimpianto