Meaning
excuse, forgive
- to excuse; to forgive
- to justify, excuse
In a sentence
Mi scusi, posso passare un attimo?
Excuse me, can I get by for a moment?
Ti ho scusato, ma non farlo più.
I forgave you, but don't do it again.
Questo ritardo non si può scusare.
This delay can't be excused.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| scusare | infinitive |
| scusiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| scuso | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| scusate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scusi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scusano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scusa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scusavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| scusavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| scusavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| scusavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| scusavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| scusava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| scusammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| scusai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| scusaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| scusasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| scusarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| scusò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| scuseremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| scuserò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| scuserete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| scuserai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| scuseranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| scuserà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| scusiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| scusi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| scusiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scusi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scusino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scusi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scusassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| scusassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| scusaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| scusassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| scusassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| scusasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| scuseremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| scuserei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| scusereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| scuseresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| scuserebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| scuserebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| scusiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| scusate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| scusa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| scusando | gerund |
| scusato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'scusare' for minor offenses; 'perdonare' for deeper forgiveness (e.g., betrayal).
- Reflexive 'scusarsi' means 'to apologize'; don’t confuse with 'scusare' (to excuse someone else).
- Auxiliary is 'avere' (ho scusato), but 'essere' with reflexive (mi sono scusato/a).