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ITALIAN VERB

chiamarsi

to be called

  • #33 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: chiamato
  • Gerund: chiamandosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use chiamarsi

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

  1. Present

    Ciao, mi chiamo Giulia, e tu?

    Hi, my name is Giulia, and you?

  2. Past

    Il bar si è chiamato Da Gino per quarant'anni.

    The café was called Da Gino for forty years.

  3. Imperfect

    Il mio primo gatto si chiamava Romeo.

    My first cat was called Romeo.

  4. Future

    La bambina si chiamerà Sofia.

    The baby girl will be called Sofia.

  5. Conditional

    Il ristorante si chiamerebbe La Terrazza.

    The restaurant would be called La Terrazza.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Credo che si chiami Andrea, ma non sono sicuro.

    I think his name is Andrea, but I'm not sure.

  7. Imperative

    Chiamati come vuoi, per me resti Pippo.

    Call yourself what you like, to me you're still Pippo.

Good to know

  • Mi chiamo is how you give your name; come ti chiami? asks for it, come si chiama? to someone you say Lei to.

Where you hear chiamarsi

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

Italian · Beginner Level 1

  • Mi chiamo Chiara, e sono di Lecce. My name's Chiara, and I'm from Lecce.
  • Il mio paese si è sempre chiamato Fontelupo. My village has always been called Fontelupo.
  • Il mio negozio di pasta a Lecce si chiamerà Chiara! My pasta shop in Lecce will be called Chiara!

Italian · Advanced Level 1

  • Mi chiamo Chiara, e sono di Lecce. My name's Chiara, and I'm from Lecce.
  • Il mio paese si è sempre chiamato Fontelupo. My village has always been called Fontelupo.
  • Il mio negozio di pasta a Lecce si chiamerà Chiara! My pasta shop in Lecce will be called Chiara!
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An Answer from Argentina

Advanced Level 1 · Mi chiamo Marcela. Mio nonno si chiamava Vincenzo.

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The First Workers

Advanced Level 1 · Si chiama Carmine. Lo conosci?

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Telling Nonna

Fluency Level 2 · E come si chiama?

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Meeting Vincenzo

Fluency Level 3 · Vincenzo. Si chiama come mio fratello.

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