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ITALIAN VERB

fidanzarsi

to get engaged

  • #315 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: fidanzato
  • Gerund: fidanzandosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use fidanzarsi

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

  1. Present

    Luca e Anna si fidanzano ufficialmente sabato.

    Luca and Anna are officially getting engaged on Saturday.

  2. Past

    Ci siamo fidanzati l'estate scorsa.

    We got engaged last summer.

  3. Imperfect

    Ai tempi dei nonni ci si fidanzava presto.

    In our grandparents' day people got engaged early.

  4. Future

    Si fidanzeranno a Natale, ne sono sicura.

    They'll get engaged at Christmas, I'm sure.

  5. Conditional

    Mi fidanzerei con lei anche subito.

    I'd get engaged to her right away.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Dubito che si fidanzino così presto.

    I doubt they'll get engaged so soon.

  7. Imperative

    Fidanzati pure, ma finisci prima gli studi.

    Get engaged if you like, but finish your studies first.

Good to know

  • Fidanzarsi con is to get engaged to; il mio fidanzato, la mia fidanzata is often just my boyfriend, my girlfriend.

Where you hear fidanzarsi

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

Italian · Beginner Level 1

  • Mia cugina si fidanza ogni estate! My cousin gets engaged every summer!
  • Io e Nicola ci siamo fidanzati in una settimana. Nicola and I got engaged in a week.
  • Io? Mi fidanzerò quando avrò tempo! Me? I'll get engaged when I have time!

Verbs like this one

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