What does fregarsene mean?
Fregarsene means “not to care” / “not to give a damn.”
It’s very informal and can sound dismissive, so be careful where and with whom you use it. It’s common in everyday conversation, but not in formal situations.
Examples:
- Non me ne frega niente del calcio. → I don’t care about soccer.
- Se ne frega di tutto. → He/She doesn’t care about anything.
How does it work?
Pronominal verbs like fregarsene are made up of: verb + little pronouns stuck together.
If you “strip away” se…ne, you’re left with fregare. That’s the verb you conjugate.
Then you add the pronouns back in: me/te/se/ce/ve/se + ne.
Conjugation of fregarsene
Present tense:
- Io me ne frego – I don’t care
- Tu te ne freghi – You don’t care
- Lui/Lei se ne frega – He/She doesn’t acre
- Noi ce ne freghiamo – We don’t care
- Voi ve ne fregate – You all don’t care
- Loro se ne fregano – They don’t care
Passato prossimo:
- Io me ne sono fregato/a – I didn’t care
- Tu te ne sei fregato/a – You didn’t care
- Lui/Lei se n’è fregato/a – He/She didn’t care
- Noi ce ne siamo fregati/e – We didn’t care
- Voi ve ne siete fregati/e – You all didn’t care
- Loro se ne sono fregati/e – They didn’t care
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