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perdonare

to forgive, to pardon

verb per-doh-NAH-reh Rare
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Usage Note

Perdonare takes either a direct object (the person forgiven) or a reflexive form: ti perdono ('I forgive you'), perdonami ('forgive me'). It is also used in polite requests with the sense of 'excuse me': mi perdoni is the formal register equivalent of mi scusi. It conjugates with avere in compound tenses: l'ho perdonato ('I forgave him').

Examples

"Non riesco a perdonarlo per quello che ha fatto."

Natural Translation

I can't forgive him for what he did.

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