Meaning
to bother, trouble
- to inconvenience or bother someone, especially by asking them to move or do something
- to involve, invoke, or bring up unnecessarily (a big name, a concept)
In a sentence
Non volevo scomodare il direttore per una questione così semplice.
I didn't want to trouble the director over such a simple matter.
Non si scomodi, posso prendere da solo la valigia.
Don't trouble yourself, I can get the suitcase myself.
È necessario scomodare grandi filosofi per spiegare questa situazione?
Is it really necessary to bring up great philosophers to explain this situation?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| scomodare | infinitive |
| scomodo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| scomodi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scomoda | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scomodiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| scomodate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scomodano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scomodavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| scomodavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| scomodava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| scomodavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| scomodavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| scomodavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| scomodai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| scomodasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| scomodò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| scomodammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| scomodaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| scomodarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| scomoderò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| scomoderai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| scomoderà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| scomoderemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| scomoderete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| scomoderanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| scomodi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| scomodi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scomodi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scomodiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| scomodiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scomodino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scomodassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| scomodassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| scomodasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| scomodassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| scomodaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| scomodassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| scomoderei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| scomoderesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scomoderebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scomoderemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| scomodereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scomoderebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scomoda | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| scomodiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| scomodate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| scomodando | gerund |
| scomodato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often used reflexively as 'scomodarsi' (to trouble oneself, go out of one's way).
- 'Non si scomodi!' is a polite formal phrase meaning 'Don't trouble yourself!' or 'Please don't get up!'