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ITALIAN VERB

alzarsi

to get up

  • #96 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: alzato
  • Gerund: alzandosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use alzarsi

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

  1. Present

    Mi alzo alle sei e mezza tutti i giorni.

    I get up at half past six every day.

  2. Past

    Stamattina ci siamo alzati tardissimo.

    This morning we got up really late.

  3. Imperfect

    Mio padre si alzava sempre prima dell'alba.

    My father always got up before dawn.

  4. Future

    Domani mi alzerò presto per il treno.

    Tomorrow I'll get up early for the train.

  5. Conditional

    Mi alzerei, ma il letto è troppo comodo.

    I'd get up, but the bed is too comfortable.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Bisogna che vi alziate alle sette.

    You need to be up at seven.

  7. Imperative

    Alzati, è tardi, il treno non aspetta!

    Get up, it's late, the train won't wait!

Good to know

  • Alzarsi is to get up, out of bed or from a chair; svegliarsi is to wake up.

Where you hear alzarsi

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

Italian · Beginner Level 1

  • Mi alzo alle tre, anche la domenica. I get up at three, even on Sundays.
  • Stamattina mi sono alzata alle quattro meno un quarto. This morning I got up at a quarter to four.
  • Domani mi alzo alle cinque, come sempre. Tomorrow I'll get up at five, as always.

Italian · Beginner Level 3

  • Mi alzo alle tre, anche la domenica. I get up at three, even on Sundays.
  • Stamattina mi sono alzata alle quattro meno un quarto. This morning I got up at a quarter to four.
  • Domani mi alzo alle cinque, come sempre. Tomorrow I'll get up at five, as always.
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Singing from the Bar

Beginner Level 3 · Laura, alza il volume!

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Hiring Dario

Advanced Level 3 · Certo. Mi alzo presto da sempre.

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Mass at the Church

Fluency Level 3 · Di te, Nonna. Alzati, piano.

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