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ITALIAN VERB

divorziare

to get divorced

  • #389 most used
  • Irregular -are verb
  • Past participle: divorziato
  • Gerund: divorziando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use divorziare

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

  1. Present

    Oggi in Italia si divorzia più facilmente di una volta.

    In Italy today people get divorced more easily than they used to.

  2. Past

    I miei genitori hanno divorziato quando avevo dieci anni.

    My parents got divorced when I was ten.

  3. Imperfect

    Ai tempi della nonna non divorziava quasi nessuno.

    In grandma's day almost nobody got divorced.

  4. Future

    Dicono che divorzieranno dopo l'estate.

    They say they'll get divorced after the summer.

  5. Conditional

    Al posto suo divorzierei senza pensarci due volte.

    In her place I'd get divorced without a second thought.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Mi dispiace che divorzino, sembravano felici.

    I'm sorry they're getting divorced, they seemed happy.

  7. Imperative

    Non divorziate per una lite, parlatevi prima.

    Don't get divorced over a quarrel, talk to each other first.

Good to know

  • Divorziare da qualcuno; separarsi is the step before it.

Verbs like this one

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