We learned what these verbs are and how to conjugate them in our lesson on Pronominal Verbs. Here you will find a list of important pronominal verbs you should know.
15 important pronominal verbs in Italian
| farcela (a) | to make it, succeed | Ho imparato i verbi pronominali. Ce l’ho fatta! | I learned the pronominal verbs. I made it! |
| andarsene | to go away, to leave | Mi sto annoiando, me ne vado. | I’m getting bored, I’m leaving. |
| provarci | to try | Non so se ce la farò, ma ci provo. | I don’t know if I can do it, but I try. |
| to flirt, hit on | Gianni ci prova sempre con tutte! | Gianni is always hitting on everyone! | |
| mettercela tutta | to try your best | A scuola mio figlio ce la mette tutta. | At school, my son tries his best. |
| finirla / smetterla / piantarla (di) | to stop | La finisci / smetti / pianti di dirmi cosa devo fare? | Will you stop telling me what to do? |
| prendersela | to be offended | Non prendertela, era solo uno scherzo. | Don’t be offended, it was just a joke. |
| averne abbastanza (di) | to have enough | Ne ho abbastanza di lui! | I’ve had enough of him! |
| avercela (con) | being mad at sb | Ce l’hai con me per quello che ho detto ieri? | Are you mad at me for what I said yesterday? |
| metterci | to take (time) | Mia figlia ci mette sempre un’ora per prepararsi. | My daughter always takes an hour to get ready. |
| volerci | to need, take | Con lei ci vuole pazienza. | It takes patience with her. |
| starci | to go along, be game, be in | Se volete giocare a calcio, io ci sto. | If you want to play soccer, I’m in. |
| to fit | Nella valigia non ci sta più niente. | Nothing fits in the suitcase anymore. | |
| cavarsela | to get by, manage | Gianni se la cava bene da solo. | Gianni does well on his own. |
| entrarci | to have to do with | Io non c’entro niente! | I had nothing to do with it! |
| to fit | Nella valigia non c’entra più niente. | Nothing fits in the suitcase anymore. | |
| fregarsene (di) | to give a damn | Non me ne frega niente di lui | I don’t give a damn about him |
| sentirsela (di) | to feel like | Te la senti di uscire o preferisci stare a casa? | Do you feel like going out or would you rather stay home? |
Impara di più
What is the difference between metterci and volerci?
The Italian verbs metterci and volerci express the time it takes to do something, but they behave differently.
List of verbs with direct and indirect pronouns
List of verbs with direct and indirect object
Overview Verbi con e senza preposizione
Verbs with and without preposition: finire di, iniziare a, dubitare di, ringraziare per,….
Pronominal verbs – Verbi pronominali
Andarsene, farcela, metterci – What are pronoun verbs and how are they formed?
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