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ITALIAN VERB

chiarire

to clarify

  • #453 most used
  • Regular -ire verb
  • Past participle: chiarito
  • Gerund: chiarendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use chiarire

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

  1. Present

    Chiarisco subito una cosa: non ero io.

    Let me make one thing clear right away: it wasn't me.

  2. Past

    Abbiamo chiarito il malinteso al telefono.

    We cleared up the misunderstanding on the phone.

  3. Imperfect

    La professoressa chiariva ogni dubbio con pazienza.

    The teacher cleared up every doubt patiently.

  4. Future

    Domani chiariremo tutto con il proprietario.

    Tomorrow we'll clear everything up with the landlord.

  5. Conditional

    Una telefonata chiarirebbe la situazione.

    A phone call would clear up the situation.

  6. Present subjunctive

    È meglio che tu chiarisca subito con lei.

    It's better that you clear things up with her right away.

  7. Imperative

    Chiarisci bene cosa vuoi dire.

    Make clear what you mean.

Good to know

  • Chiarirsi is to clear the air with someone: ci siamo chiariti, we've sorted things out.

Verbs like this one

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