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ITALIAN VERB

abituarsi

to get used to

  • #484 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: abituato
  • Gerund: abituandosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I get used to
  2. tu you get used to
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she gets used to
  4. noi we get used to
  5. voi you all get used to
  6. loro they get used to

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I got used to
  2. tu you got used to
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she got used to
  4. noi we got used to
  5. voi you all got used to
  6. loro they got used to

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to get used to
  2. tu you used to get used to
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to get used to
  4. noi we used to get used to
  5. voi you all used to get used to
  6. loro they used to get used to

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will get used to
  2. tu you will get used to
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will get used to
  4. noi we will get used to
  5. voi you all will get used to
  6. loro they will get used to

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would get used to
  2. tu you would get used to
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would get used to
  4. noi we would get used to
  5. voi you all would get used to
  6. loro they would get used to

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I get used to
  2. tu (that) you get used to
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she get used to
  4. noi (that) we get used to
  5. voi (that) you all get used to
  6. loro (that) they get used to

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu get used to!
  2. Lei get used to! (formal)
  3. noi get used to! (let’s)
  4. voi get used to! (all of you)

How to use abituarsi

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Mi abituo in fretta ai posti nuovi.

    I get used to new places quickly.

  2. Past

    Ci siamo abituati al freddo di Milano.

    We've got used to the cold in Milan.

  3. Imperfect

    Non si abituava all'orario di lavoro.

    He couldn't get used to the working hours.

  4. Future

    Ti abituerai presto al nuovo capo.

    You'll soon get used to the new boss.

  5. Conditional

    Non mi abituerei mai a vivere senza mare.

    I'd never get used to living without the sea.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Ci vuole tempo perché il cane si abitui.

    It takes time for the dog to get used to it.

  7. Imperative

    Abituati a cenare presto, qui si mangia alle sette.

    Get used to having dinner early, here people eat at seven.

Good to know

  • Abituarsi a: mi sono abituato al rumore, I got used to the noise.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -are verb.