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ITALIAN VERB

andarsene

to leave, to go away

  • #117 most used
  • Irregular -are verb
  • Past participle: andato
  • Gerund: andandosene

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use andarsene

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

  1. Present

    È tardi, me ne vado a casa.

    It's late, I'm going home.

  2. Past

    Se ne sono andati senza salutare.

    They left without saying goodbye.

  3. Imperfect

    Ogni estate se ne andava al mare per un mese.

    Every summer he went off to the seaside for a month.

  4. Future

    Ce ne andremo appena finisce il concerto.

    We'll leave as soon as the concert ends.

  5. Conditional

    Me ne andrei anche subito da questo ufficio.

    I'd leave this office right now if I could.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Vuoi che me ne vada?

    Do you want me to leave?

  7. Imperative

    Vattene, mi fai perdere tempo!

    Go away, you're wasting my time!

Good to know

  • Andarsene is to leave a place, andare is to go somewhere: me ne vado, I'm off.

Verbs like this one

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