Meaning
to undergo, stand, go through
- to suffer, sustain, experience, receive
In a sentence
Non voglio subire altre critiche al lavoro.
I don't want to endure more criticism at work.
Hai mai subito un ritardo così lungo?
Have you ever experienced such a long delay?
Abbiamo subito un piccolo danno alla macchina.
We suffered minor damage to the car.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| subire | infinitive |
| subiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| subisco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| subite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| subisci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| subiscono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| subisce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| subivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| subivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| subivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| subivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| subivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| subiva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| subimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| subii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| subiste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| subisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| subirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| subì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| subiremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| subirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| subirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| subirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| subiranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| subirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| subiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| subisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| subiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| subisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| subiscano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| subisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| subissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| subissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| subiste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| subissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| subissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| subisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| subiremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| subirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| subireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| subiresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| subirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| subirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| subiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| subite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| subisci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| subendo | gerund |
| subito | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use subire for something imposed on you: subire un danno, un intervento, una sconfitta. For feeling pain or emotion, soffrire is often more natural.
- It usually takes avere in compound tenses: ha subito un furto. Past participle is regular: subito.
- Common in news, legal, medical, and formal contexts. In casual speech, people may prefer more specific verbs like ricevere, prendere, or soffrire.