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ITALIAN VERB

accomodarsi

to sit down, to make oneself comfortable

  • #363 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: accomodato
  • Gerund: accomodandosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

  1. tu sit down!
  2. Lei sit down! (formal)
  3. noi sit down! (let’s)
  4. voi sit down! (all of you)

How to use accomodarsi

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

  1. Present

    Vi accomodate qui vicino alla finestra?

    Would you like to sit here by the window?

  2. Past

    Ci siamo accomodati al tavolo in giardino.

    We sat down at the table in the garden.

  3. Imperfect

    Gli ospiti si accomodavano in salotto per il caffè.

    The guests would settle in the living room for coffee.

  4. Future

    Mi accomoderò in fondo, vicino alla porta.

    I'll sit at the back, near the door.

  5. Conditional

    Mi accomoderei volentieri, sono stanco morto.

    I'd gladly sit down, I'm dead tired.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Preferisce che ci accomodiamo dentro o fuori?

    Would you prefer we sit inside or outside?

  7. Imperative

    Si accomodi, il dottore arriva subito.

    Take a seat, the doctor will be right with you.

Good to know

  • Si accomodi! is what a waiter or a host says: please, take a seat, come in.

Where you hear accomodarsi

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Italian · Advanced Level 3

  • Prego, si accomodi. Please, sit down.
  • Mi sono accomodato vicino alla finestra. I sat down by the window.
  • Vi accomoderete al tavolo grande. You will sit at the big table.

Italian · Fluency Level 1

  • Prego, si accomodi. Please, sit down.
  • Mi sono accomodato vicino alla finestra. I sat down by the window.
  • Vi accomoderete al tavolo grande. You will sit at the big table.
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The Critic Comes Back

Advanced Level 3 · Si accomodi. · Prego, si accomodi. Il pane è caldo.

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Milan, the Train

Fluency Level 1 · Libero, libero. Si accomodi, signora. · Si accomodi pure.

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In the Publisher's Office

Fluency Level 2 · Si accomodi. Ecco il contratto.

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The Airport

Fluency Level 3 · Benvenuta a bordo. Si accomodi qui.

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Verbs like this one

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