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ITALIAN VERB

accorgersi

to notice, to realize

  • #217 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: accorto
  • Gerund: accorgendosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use accorgersi

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

  1. Present

    Non ti accorgi mai quando sono stanca.

    You never notice when I'm tired.

  2. Past

    Mi sono accorto troppo tardi dello sbaglio.

    I noticed the mistake too late.

  3. Imperfect

    Non si accorgeva che tutti lo guardavano.

    He didn't realize everyone was looking at him.

  4. Future

    Nessuno si accorgerà che manchi.

    Nobody will notice you're gone.

  5. Conditional

    Mia madre si accorgerebbe subito della bugia.

    My mother would notice the lie right away.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che non si accorga del ritardo.

    I hope he doesn't notice the delay.

  7. Imperative

    Accorgiti di quello che hai, non di quello che manca.

    Notice what you have, not what's missing.

Good to know

  • What you notice comes after di: mi sono accorto dell'errore, mi sono accorto che era tardi.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ere verb.