pensare

See also: pensaré

Italian

Etymology

From Latin pēnsāre (“weigh carefully”), frequentative of pendere. Doublet of pesare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /penˈsa.re/

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• Rhymes: -are
• Hyphenation: pen‧sà‧re

Verb

pensàre (first-person singular present pènso, first-person singular past historic pensài, past participle pensàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive or intransitive)

1. to think
2. (transitive) to think about someone

   Ti ho pensato.

   I have been thinking about you.

3. to realize
4. to expect

Conjugation

    Conjugation of pensàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)

infinitive	pensàre
auxiliary verb		avére	gerund		pensàndo
present participle		pensànte	past participle		pensàto
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	pènso	pènsi	pènsa	pensiàmo	pensàte	pènsano
imperfect	pensàvo	pensàvi	pensàva	pensavàmo	pensavàte	pensàvano
past historic	pensài	pensàsti	pensò	pensàmmo	pensàste	pensàrono
future	penserò	penserài	penserà	penserémo	penseréte	penserànno
conditional	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	penserèi	penserésti	penserèbbe, penserébbe	penserémmo	penseréste	penserèbbero, penserébbero
subjunctive	che io	che tu	che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa	che noi	che voi	che loro, che essi/che esse
present	pènsi	pènsi	pènsi	pensiàmo	pensiàte	pènsino
imperfect	pensàssi	pensàssi	pensàsse	pensàssimo	pensàste	pensàssero
imperative	—	tu	Lei	noi	voi	Loro
		pènsa	pènsi	pensiàmo	pensàte	pènsino
negative imperative		non pensàre	non pènsi	non pensiàmo	non pensàte	non pènsino

Related terms

• pensabile
• pensarci
• pensarla
• pensarsi
• pensata
• pensato
• pensatore
• pensiero
• penseroso

Descendants

• Greek: (Italiot dialect) πενσέω

Anagrams

• penserà, saperne

Latin

Verb

pēnsāre

1. inflection of pēnsō:
   1. present active infinitive
   2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative

Sardinian

Alternative forms

• pessare, pentzare (Logudorese)
• pessare, penciare, pesciare (Nuorese)

Etymology

From Latin pēnsāre (“weigh carefully”), frequentative of pendere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /penˈsare/

Verb

pensare (Logudorese, Nuorese, Limba Sarda Comuna)

1. (intransitive) to think

   Synonym: (Logudorese) trabare

2. (transitive with a) to think about

   Synonym: (Logudorese) trabare (a)

Conjugation

• Logudorese conjugation:

    Conjugation of pensare (Logudorese)

infinitive	simple	pensare
	compound	àere + past participle
gerund	simple	pensende
	compound	aende + past participle
past participle		pensadu
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		deo, eo	tue	issu/issa/isse	nois	bois	issos/issas
(simple tenses)	present	penso	pensas	pensat	pensamus	pensades	pensant
	imperfect	pensaia, pensaio	pensaias	pensaiat	pensaìamus	pensaìazis	pensaiant
	future	apo a pensare	as a pensare	at a pensare	amus a pensare	azis a pensare	ant a pensare
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of àere + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of àere + past participle
	future perfect	future of àere + past participle
conditional		deo, eo	tue	issu/issa/isse	nois	bois	issos/issas
present		dia pensare	dias pensare	diat pensare	diemus pensare	diedas pensare	diant pensare
perfect		present conditional of àere + past participle
subjunctive		chi deo, chi eo	chi tue	chi issu/issa/isse	chi nois	chi bois	chi issos/issas
(simple tenses)	present	pense	penses	penset	pensemus	pensedas	pensent
	imperfect	pensere	penseres	penseret	pensèremus	pensèrezis	penserent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of àere + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of àere + past participle
imperative		deo, eo	tue	issu/issa/isse	nois	bois	issos/issas
		—	pensa	penset	pensemus	pensade	pensent

• Conjugation according to the Limba Sarda Comuna:

    Conjugation of pensare (Limba Sarda Comuna)

infinitive	simple	pensare
	compound	àere + past participle
gerund	simple	pensende
	compound	aende + past participle
past participle		pensadu
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		deo	tue	issu/issa/isse	nois	bois	issos/issas
(simple tenses)	present	penso	pensas	pensat	pensamus	pensades	pensant
	imperfect	pensaia	pensaias	pensaiat	pensaìamus	pensaiais	pensaiant
	future	apo a pensare	as a pensare	at a pensare	amus a pensare	ais a pensare	ant a pensare
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of àere + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of àere + past participle
	future perfect	future of àere + past participle
conditional		deo	tue	issu/issa/isse	nois	bois	issos/issas
present		dia pensare	dias pensare	diat pensare	diamus pensare	diais pensare	diant pensare
perfect		present conditional of àere + past participle
subjunctive		chi deo	chi tue	chi issu/issa/isse	chi nois	chi bois	chi issos/issas
(simple tenses)	present	pense	penses	penset	pensemus	penseis	pensent
	imperfect	pensare	pensares	pensaret	pensaremus	pensareis	pensarent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of àere + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of àere + past participle
imperative		deo	tue	issu/issa/isse	nois	bois	issos/issas
		—	pensa	penset	pensemus	pensade	pensent

Spanish

Verb

pensare

1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of pensar