Meaning
smile
- to smile, to grin
- to express with a smile
In a sentence
Quando ti vedo, sorrido subito.
When I see you, I smile right away.
Perché non sorridi mai nelle foto?
Why do you never smile in photos?
Mi ha sorriso e ha detto ciao.
She smiled at me and said hi.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sorridere | infinitive |
| sorridiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sorrido | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sorridete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sorridi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sorridono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sorride | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sorridevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sorridevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sorridevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sorridevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sorridevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sorrideva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sorridemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sorrisi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sorrideste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sorridesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sorrisero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sorrise | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sorrideremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sorriderò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sorriderete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sorriderai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sorrideranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sorriderà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sorridiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sorrida | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sorridiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sorrida | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sorridano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sorrida | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sorridessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sorridessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sorrideste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sorridessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sorridessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sorridesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sorrideremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sorriderei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sorridereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sorrideresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sorriderebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sorriderebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sorridiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sorridete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sorridi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sorridendo | gerund |
| sorriso | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'sorridere' for a genuine smile; 'ridere' means to laugh. Don't confuse them.
- Auxiliary is 'avere' (ho sorriso), not 'essere,' unlike some other Italian verbs of motion.
- Common mistake: learners forget the 'e' in 'sorridere' (not 'sorridre').
- past participle sorriso