Meaning
to fear
- to fear, to be concerned [with per ‘about someone’; or with di ‘about someone/something’]
In a sentence
Temo di arrivare tardi al lavoro oggi.
I’m afraid I’ll arrive late to work today.
Hai temuto per tua sorella ieri sera?
Were you worried about your sister last night?
Non temere, va tutto bene adesso.
Don’t worry, everything is fine now.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| temere | infinitive |
| temiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| temo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| temete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| temi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| temono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| teme | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| temevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| temevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| temevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| temevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| temevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| temeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| tememmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| temetti | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| temeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| temesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| temettero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| temette | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| temeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| temerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| temerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| temerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| temeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| temerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| temiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| tema | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| temiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| tema | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| temano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| tema | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| temessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| temessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| temeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| temessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| temessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| temesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| temeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| temerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| temereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| temeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| temerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| temerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| temiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| temete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| temi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| temendo | gerund |
| temuto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'temere' for general fear or worry; 'avere paura' is stronger, more emotional.
- Always takes 'essere' in compound tenses (e.g., 'ho temuto' is wrong; 'sono temuto' is rare).
- Common with 'di' + infinitive (e.g., 'temo di cadere') or 'che' + subjunctive (e.g., 'temo che piova').