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ITALIAN VERB

dimagrire

to lose weight

  • #291 most used
  • Regular -ire verb
  • Past participle: dimagrito
  • Gerund: dimagrendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use dimagrire

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

  1. Present

    Dimagrisco solo se faccio sport ogni giorno.

    I only lose weight if I exercise every day.

  2. Past

    Sei dimagrito tanto, stai bene?

    You've lost a lot of weight, are you all right?

  3. Imperfect

    Mangiavo poco, ma non dimagrivo.

    I was eating little, but I wasn't losing weight.

  4. Future

    Con questa dieta dimagrirai in fretta.

    With this diet you'll lose weight quickly.

  5. Conditional

    Dimagrirei volentieri, ma amo troppo la pasta.

    I'd happily lose weight, but I love pasta too much.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il medico vuole che dimagrisca un po'.

    The doctor wants me to lose a little weight.

  7. Imperative

    Dimagrisci piano, senza diete strane.

    Lose weight slowly, with no strange diets.

Good to know

  • Dimagrire takes essere: sono dimagrita di tre chili. The opposite is ingrassare.

Verbs like this one

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