No. 565 in Italian
pensa
"Thinks" (third person singular of "pensare").
In a sentence
Maria pensa che tu sia molto bravo.
Maria thinks that you are very talented.
In this sentence, 'pensa' is the third-person singular form of the verb 'pensare' in the present indicative tense, meaning 'thinks'.
Quando ci penso, mi viene nostalgia.
When I think about it, I feel nostalgic.
Here, 'penso' is the first-person singular form of 'pensare', and it means 'I think'.
Pensa a cosa vogliamo fare questo weekend.
Think about what we want to do this weekend.
'Pensa' is used as an imperative form (second person) here, meaning it is a command or suggestion, translating to 'Think'.
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