Daily Verb Lesson: Italian for amuse (oneself) is divertirsi
The Italian verb for amuse (oneself) is the reflexive -IRE verb divertirsi.... imagine to amuse yourself you DIVERT TEARS!
divertirsi can also mean: to entertain oneself.
Related words include:
- divertire (v) : to enjoy, to have fun, to entertain.
- divertente (adj/pp) : amusing, funny, entertaining, enjoyable.
- il divertimento (nm) : amusement, fun, entertainment, good time.
The meaning of verbs can change when in the Reflexive. They often show action done to each other 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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| TENSE | ||||||
| Present Presente amuse |
diverto | diverti | diverte | divertiamo | divertite | divertono |
| Past Imperfect Imperfetto amused |
divertivo | divertivi | divertiva | divertivamo | divertivate | divertivano |
| Simple Past Passato remoto amused |
divertii | divertisti | diverti | divertimmo | divertiste | divertirono |
| Future Futuro semplice will amuse |
divertirò | divertirai | divertirà | divertiremo | divertirete | divertiranno |
| Conditional Condizionale would amuse |
divertirei | divertiresti | divertirebbe | divertiremmo | divertireste | divertirebbero |
| Subjunctive Congiuntivo Presente may amuse |
diverta | diverta | diverta | divertiamo | divertiate | divertano |
| Present Perfect Passato Prossimo have amused |
sono divertito/a | sei divertito/a | è divertito/a | siamo divertiti/e | siete divertiti/e | sono divertiti/e |
| Past Perfect Trapassato Prossimo had amused |
ero divertito/a | eri divertito/a | era divertito/a | eravamo divertiti/e | eravate divertiti/e | erano divertiti/e |
| Future Perfect Futuro Anteriore will have amused |
sarò divertito/a | sarai divertito/a | sarà divertito/a | saremo divertiti/e | sarete divertiti/e | saranno divertiti/e |
| Conditional Perfect Condizionale Passato would have amused |
sarei divertito/a | saresti divertito/a | sarebbe divertito/a | saremmo divertiti/e | sareste divertiti/e | sarebbero divertiti/e |
| Perfect Subjunctive Congiuntivo Passato may have amused |
sia divertito/a | sia divertito/a | sia divertito/a | siamo divertiti/e | siate divertiti/e | siano divertiti/e |
| Imperative Imperativo amuse! |
divertiti! non divertirti |
(non) si diverta! | (non) divertiamoci! | (non) divertitevi! | (non) si divertano! | |
✔ Divertirsi is a regular, reflexive -IRE verb.
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