Meaning
to be sorry, regret
- To cause regret or sorrow (almost exclusively used impersonally with an indirect object pronoun).
In a sentence
Mi rincresce molto dover rifiutare il vostro invito.
I am very sorry to have to decline your invitation.
Ci è rincresciuto non aver potuto salutarti di persona.
We were sorry not to have been able to say goodbye in person.
Le rincresce se apriamo un momento la finestra?
Do you mind if we open the window for a moment?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| rincrescere | infinitive |
| rincresco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| rincresci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rincresce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rincresciamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| rincrescete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rincrescono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rincrescevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| rincrescevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| rincresceva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| rincrescevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| rincrescevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| rincrescevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| rincrebbi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| rincrescesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| rincrebbe | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| rincrescemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| rincresceste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| rincrebbero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| rincrescerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| rincrescerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| rincrescerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| rincresceremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| rincrescerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| rincresceranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| rincresca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| rincresca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rincresca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rincresciamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| rincresciate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rincrescano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rincrescessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| rincrescessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| rincrescesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| rincrescessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| rincresceste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| rincrescessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| rincrescerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| rincresceresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rincrescerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rincresceremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| rincrescereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rincrescerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rincresci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| rincresciamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| rincrescete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| rincrescendo | gerund |
| rincresciuto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Formal: used mostly in polite or formal contexts instead of 'dispiacere'.
- Constructed like 'piacere': 'mi rincresce' takes an indirect object and takes 'essere' in compound tenses.