concernere
concern
verb kohn-CHEHR-neh-reh Less Common
Origin: from Latin concernere, 'to mix, relate'
Also means
regard
Usage Note
Concernere is a formal verb meaning 'to concern/regard', most alive in the fixed phrase per quanto concerne ('as far as ... is concerned'). It is defective, rarely used outside the third person and present tenses; everyday speech prefers riguardare.
Examples
"Questo non ti concerne."
Natural Translation
This does not concern you.
Literal Translation
This not you concerns.

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