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inventarsi

to make up, to invent

i n . v e n ˈt a r . s i → inventare
invent to invent, to make up + ar Infinitive + si Reflexive
verb Rare #45,389
to make up, to invent Often used for making up something, such as an excuse or a story.
IT: Inventarsi una scusa è facile.
EN: Making up an excuse is easy.
Conjugation of inventare
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third inventò —
Imperative past
SingularPlural
Second — inventati
Present
inventando
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Second inventi —
Third inventa inventano
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second inventa —
Third inventi —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First inventi —
Second inventi —
Third inventi —

Non deve inventarsi scuse.

He doesn't have to make excuses.

— Iron Man 2 (2010)

È brava a inventarsi storie.

She's good at making up stories.

— Burning - L'amore brucia (2018)

Sarebbe stato facile inventarsi un passato, a quei tempi.

It would have been easy to invent a past back then.

— L'uomo che venne dalla Terra (2007)

Io dico che nessuno potrebbe mai inventarsi un nome così stravagante.

I say no one could ever come up with such an outlandish name.

— Il paziente inglese (1996)