indosso

Indosso is the first-person singular present indicative form of the Italian verb indossare, which means to wear or to put on clothing or accessories. The word is used when the speaker is describing something they are currently wearing.

Indossare is a regular -are verb. Its present tense forms are: io indosso, tu indossi, lui/lei indossa, noi indossiamo, voi indossate, loro indossano. Like other -are verbs, it follows the standard conjugation patterns across tenses, with compound tenses formed with avere (ho indossato, hai indossato, ha indossato, etc.). The verb is transitive and typically takes a direct object referring to the clothing or accessory.

Common usage and examples: indosso is used with concrete items such as shirts, coats, or accessories. For example, Io indosso una giacca nera. Oggi indosso dei jeans blu. The second-person form indossi is used in other sentences (tu indossi una sciarpa?), while other persons are indossa, indossiamo, indossate, indossano.

Grammatical notes: when using object pronouns with indossare in the present tense, pronouns precede the verb (La indosso una camicia = I wear it a shirt) and the past tense is formed with avere, as in l’ho indossata. Figurative or non-clothing uses are less common; for abstract burdens or duties, other verbs like portare or assumere are typically preferred.

See also: indossare.