Daily Verb Lesson: Italian for calm (oneself) down is calmarsi
The Italian verb for calm (oneself) down is the reflexive -ARE verb calmarsi.... imagine you try to CALM MARCY down!
Calmarsi can also mean: to settle down, to quieten down, to smooth down.
Related words include:
- calmare (v) : to calm, to placate.
- la calma (nf) : calm(ness, quiet(ness); calm, composure.
- con calma! : calm down, not so fast!
- calmante (adj) : soothing, calming. / il calmante (nm) : sedative, tranquillizer.
The meaning of verbs can change when in the Reflexive. They often show action done to oneself or between each other, and use the Reflexive Pronoun (mi, ti, si, ci, vi, si). Reflexive verbs also take essere in the compound tenses and the Past Participle agrees in number and gender with the subject.
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Imagine you try to CALM MARCY down!
| TENSE | ||||||
| Present Presente calm down |
calmo | calmi | calma | calmiamo | calmate | calmano |
| Past Imperfect Imperfetto calmed down |
calmavo | calmavi | calmava | calmavamo | calmavate | calmavano |
| Simple Past Passato remoto calmed down |
calmai | calmasti | calmò | calmammo | calmaste | calmarono |
| Future Futuro semplice will calm down |
calmerò | calmerai | calmerà | calmeremo | calmerete | calmeranno |
| Conditional Condizionale would calm down |
calmerei | calmeresti | calmerebbe | calmeremmo | calmereste | calmerebbero |
| Subjunctive Congiuntivo Presente may calm down |
calmi | calmi | calmi | calmiamo | calmiate | calmino |
| Present Perfect Passato Prossimo have calmed down |
sono calmato/a | sei calmato/a | è calmato/a | siamo calmati/e | siete calmati/e | sono calmati/e |
| Past Perfect Trapassato Prossimo had calmed down |
ero calmato/a | eri calmato/a | era calmato/a | eravamo calmati/e | eravate calmati/e | erano calmati/e |
| Future Perfect Futuro Anteriore will have calmed |
sarò calmato/a | sarai calmato/a | sarà calmato/a | saremo calmati/e | sarete calmati/e | saranno calmati/e |
| Conditional Perfect Condizionale Passato would have calmed |
sarei calmato/a | saresti calmato/a | sarebbe calmato/a | saremmo calmati/e | sareste calmati/e | sarebbero calmati/e |
| Perfect Subjunctive Congiuntivo Passato may have calmed |
sia calmato/a | sia calmato/a | sia calmato/a | siamo calmati/e | siate calmati/e | siano calmati/e |
| Imperative Imperativo calm down! |
calmati! non calmarti |
(non) si calmi! | (non) calmiamoci! | (non) calmatevi! | (non) si calmino! | |
✔ Calmarsi is a regular, reflexive -ARE verb.
✔ Learn calmarsi and it will reinforce the pattern for many other -ARE verbs.
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