Meaning
to suffer
- to suffer, to be in pain
- to suffer from
- to bear, to tolerate
In a sentence
Da piccolo soffrivo spesso di mal di testa.
As a child I often suffered from headaches.
Hai sofferto molto dopo quella brutta notizia?
Did you suffer a lot after that bad news?
Non posso soffrire questo rumore tutta la notte.
I can't stand this noise all night.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| soffrire | infinitive |
| soffriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| soffro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| soffrite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| soffri | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| soffrono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| soffre | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| soffrivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| soffrivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| soffrivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| soffrivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| soffrivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| soffriva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| soffrimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| soffrii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| soffriste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| soffristi | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| soffrirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| soffrì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| soffriremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| soffrirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| soffrirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| soffrirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| soffriranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| soffrirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| soffriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| soffra | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| soffriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| soffra | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| soffrano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| soffra | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| soffrissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| soffrissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| soffriste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| soffrissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| soffrissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| soffrisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| soffriremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| soffrirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| soffrireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| soffriresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| soffrirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| soffrirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| soffriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| soffrite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| soffri | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| soffrendo | gerund |
| sofferto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'soffrire' for physical/emotional pain; 'subire' for enduring actions/events (e.g., 'subire un danno').
- Auxiliary is 'avere' (e.g., 'ho sofferto'), not 'essere'—even for intransitive uses.
- Avoid overusing 'soffrire' for minor discomforts; 'sentire' or 'provare' may fit better.
- past participle sofferto