Meaning
to scold; to reproach; tell off
In a sentence
La maestra ha rimproverato Luca per il ritardo.
The teacher scolded Luca for being late.
Perché mi rimproveri sempre davanti a tutti?
Why do you always tell me off in front of everyone?
Non rimproverare tua sorella per questo errore.
Don't scold your sister for this mistake.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| rimproverare | infinitive |
| rimproveriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| rimprovero | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| rimproverate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rimproveri | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rimproverano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rimprovera | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rimproveravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| rimproveravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| rimproveravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| rimproveravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| rimproveravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| rimproverava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| rimproverammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| rimproverai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| rimproveraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| rimproverasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| rimproverarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| rimproverò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| rimprovereremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| rimprovererò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| rimprovererete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| rimprovererai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| rimprovereranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| rimprovererà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| rimproveriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| rimproveri | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| rimproveriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rimproveri | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rimproverino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rimproveri | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rimproverassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| rimproverassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| rimproveraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| rimproverassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| rimproverassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| rimproverasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| rimprovereremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| rimprovererei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| rimproverereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rimprovereresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rimprovererebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rimprovererebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rimproveriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| rimproverate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| rimprovera | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| rimproverando | gerund |
| rimproverato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use rimproverare for verbal criticism. For stronger public condemnation, prefer criticare or biasimare; for punishment, use punire.
- It usually takes a direct object person: Ho rimproverato mio figlio. Add per + noun/infinitive for the reason.
- Common pattern: rimproverare qualcuno di/per qualcosa. Learners often omit the person and keep only the mistake.