Meaning
to faint, pass out
In a sentence
Stavo così male che stavo per svenire.
I felt so bad that I was about to faint.
Sei svenuto per il caldo ieri?
Did you pass out from the heat yesterday?
Non voglio svenire davanti a tutti.
I don't want to faint in front of everyone.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| svenire | infinitive |
| sveniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| svengo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| svenite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| svieni | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| svengono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sviene | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| svenivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| svenivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| svenivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| svenivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| svenivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sveniva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| svenimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| svenni | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sveniste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| svenisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| svennero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| svenne | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sverremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sverrò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sverrete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sverrai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sverranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sverrà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sveniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| svenga | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sveniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| svenga | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| svengano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| svenga | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| svenissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| svenissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sveniste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| svenissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| svenissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| svenisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sverremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sverrei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sverreste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sverresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sverrebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sverrebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sveniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| svenite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| svieni | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| svenendo | gerund |
| svenuto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Usually takes essere in compound tenses: è svenuto/a, sono svenuti/e. Past participle agrees with the subject.
- Use svenire for a person losing consciousness; perdere i sensi is a common near-synonym, often slightly more formal or descriptive.
- Don't confuse it with sentirsi male: that means feeling unwell, not necessarily actually fainting.
- present: svengo, svieni, sviene, sveniamo, svenite, svengono
- past participle svenuto