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ITALIAN VERB

fiorire

to bloom, to flower

  • Regular -ire verb
  • Past participle: fiorito
  • Gerund: fiorendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use fiorire

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

  1. Present

    A marzo fioriscono i mandorli in Sicilia.

    In March the almond trees bloom in Sicily.

  2. Past

    Le rose sono fiorite prima quest'anno.

    The roses bloomed early this year.

  3. Imperfect

    Il giardino fioriva tutto insieme in aprile.

    The garden bloomed all at once in April.

  4. Future

    I tulipani fioriranno tra due settimane.

    The tulips will bloom in two weeks.

  5. Conditional

    Con più sole il limone fiorirebbe di sicuro.

    With more sun the lemon tree would surely bloom.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che il gelsomino fiorisca per la festa.

    I hope the jasmine blooms for the party.

  7. Imperative

    Fiorisci dove sei piantato, dice il proverbio.

    Bloom where you're planted, as the saying goes.

Good to know

  • Fiorire takes essere: i ciliegi sono fioriti; il fiore is a flower.

Where you hear fiorire

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Italian · Intermediate Level 1

  • Ad aprile fiorisce tutto. In April everything blooms.
  • È fiorito tutto in una settimana. Everything bloomed in a week.
  • A maggio fioriranno le rose. In May the roses will bloom.
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