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interessare

interest

verb een-teh-rehs-SAH-reh Less Common
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Origin: from Latin 'interesse'

Also means

concern

Usage Note

Interessare often works like piacere, with the thing that interests you as subject: mi interessa la storia ('history interests me'). Its reflexive interessarsi a/di means 'to take an interest in'. Don't translate it as English 'interest' in the financial sense, which is the noun interessi.

Examples

"Mi interessa molto questo libro."

Natural Translation

This book interests me a lot.

Literal Translation

To-me interests much this book.

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