Italian Pronominal Verbs: Fregarsene (Non me ne frega niente) + Exercise

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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