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ITALIAN VERB

divertirsi

to have fun, to enjoy oneself

  • #161 most used
  • Regular -ire verb
  • Past participle: divertito
  • Gerund: divertendosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use divertirsi

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

  1. Present

    I bambini si divertono molto al parco.

    The kids have a lot of fun at the park.

  2. Past

    Ci siamo divertiti tantissimo alla festa.

    We had a great time at the party.

  3. Imperfect

    Da ragazzi ci divertivamo con poco.

    As kids we had fun with very little.

  4. Future

    Vedrai, ti divertirai un mondo a Napoli.

    You'll see, you'll have a blast in Naples.

  5. Conditional

    Mi divertirei di più con te, vieni anche tu.

    I'd have more fun with you, come along too.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che vi divertiate in vacanza!

    I hope you have fun on holiday!

  7. Imperative

    Divertiti stasera e non tornare troppo tardi.

    Have fun tonight and don't come back too late.

Good to know

  • Divertiti! is have fun!; divertente is funny or fun.
  • Divertirsi takes essere, like every reflexive: ci siamo divertiti un sacco.

Where you hear divertirsi

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

Italian · Intermediate Level 1

  • Sulla neve mi diverto sempre. On the snow I always have fun.
  • Mi sono divertita tantissimo. I had so much fun.
  • Domenica ci divertiremo. On Sunday we'll have fun.

Italian · Fluency Level 1

  • Sulla neve mi diverto sempre. On the snow I always have fun.
  • Mi sono divertita tantissimo. I had so much fun.
  • Domenica ci divertiremo. On Sunday we'll have fun.
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On the Slopes

Intermediate Level 1 · Sì! Però mi sono divertita tantissimo.

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Carnival in the Village

Intermediate Level 1 · Mi sono divertita. · Mi sono divertito.

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Pietro on the Phone

Fluency Level 1 · Allora, ti diverti senza di me?

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Verbs like this one

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