Meaning
to implore, beseech
In a sentence
Ti supplico, aspetta ancora cinque minuti.
I'm begging you, wait five more minutes.
L'ho supplicato di non andare via.
I begged him not to leave.
Perché mi supplichi sempre per un passaggio?
Why do you always beg me for a ride?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| supplicare | infinitive |
| supplichiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| supplico | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| supplicate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| supplichi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| supplicano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| supplica | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| supplicavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| supplicavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| supplicavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| supplicavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| supplicavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| supplicava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| supplicammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| supplicai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| supplicaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| supplicasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| supplicarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| supplicò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| supplicheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| supplicherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| supplicherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| supplicherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| supplicheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| supplicherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| supplichiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| supplichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| supplichiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| supplichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| supplichino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| supplichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| supplicassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| supplicassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| supplicaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| supplicassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| supplicassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| supplicasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| supplicheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| supplicherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| supplichereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| supplicheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| supplicherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| supplicherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| supplichiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| supplicate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| supplica | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| supplicando | gerund |
| supplicato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Stronger and more dramatic than chiedere or pregare; common in emotional, literary, or formal contexts, less in everyday casual speech.
- Usually takes a direct object person plus di + infinitive: l'ho supplicato di restare.
- Can also take che + subjunctive: ti supplico che tu mi creda, though di + infinitive is often more natural.