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ITALIAN VERB

fermarsi

to stop

  • #98 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: fermato
  • Gerund: fermandosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use fermarsi

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

  1. Present

    Il treno si ferma a Bologna per dieci minuti.

    The train stops in Bologna for ten minutes.

  2. Past

    Ci siamo fermati a dormire a Siena.

    We stopped overnight in Siena.

  3. Imperfect

    L'autobus si fermava proprio davanti a scuola.

    The bus used to stop right in front of the school.

  4. Future

    Mi fermerò solo cinque minuti, promesso.

    I'll stay only five minutes, I promise.

  5. Conditional

    Mi fermerei a cena, ma domani lavoro presto.

    I'd stay for dinner, but I work early tomorrow.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che il taxi si fermi qui davanti.

    I hope the taxi stops right out front.

  7. Imperative

    Fermati un attimo, ho perso una scarpa!

    Stop a second, I've lost a shoe!

Good to know

  • Fermarsi is to come to a stop or to stay a while: mi fermo a cena.

Where you hear fermarsi

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

Italian · Fluency Level 1

  • Mi fermo un momento. I'll stop for a moment.
  • Mia madre non si è mai fermata. My mother never stopped.
  • Ci fermeremo a Napoli. We will stop in Naples.

Italian · Fluency Level 3

  • Mi fermo un momento. I'll stop for a moment.
  • Mia madre non si è mai fermata. My mother never stopped.
  • Ci fermeremo a Napoli. We will stop in Naples.
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Giulia Prepares Her

Fluency Level 1 · Ferma. Non dire boh in tv.

Free 2
The Family Objects

Fluency Level 3 · Allora lo sapete: non la ferma nessuno.

Free 12
The Road to the Mountains

Fluency Level 3 · Franco, si fermi un momento, per favore.

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