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io finsi

pretended, feigned

ˈf i n . s i → fingere
fins to feign + i 1st-person singular past
verb · 1st-person singular, past tense Rare #43,999
pretended, feigned First-person singular past historic form; in everyday speech, Italian usually uses *ho finto* instead.
IT: Finsi di essere malato per restare a casa.
EN: I pretended to be sick to stay home.
Conjugation of fingere
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First finsi —
Third finse —

Finsi di esaminare l’elenco.

I finished looking over the list.

Finsi di controllarmi il polso.

You finished checking my pulse.

Finsi di non aver capito.

I pretended not to understand.

Io lo feci, ma non finsi di avere l’esperienza della capitana Sparhawk.

I did it, but I didn’t pretend to have Captain Sparhawk’s experience.

Sounds similar to

fissi ˈf i s . s i finti ˈf i n . t i vinsi ˈv i n . s i