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ITALIAN VERB

girare

to turn, to spin

  • #129 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: girato
  • Gerund: girando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use girare

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

  1. Present

    Giri a sinistra dopo la farmacia.

    You turn left after the pharmacy.

  2. Past

    Abbiamo girato tutta Napoli a piedi.

    We walked all around Naples.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi girava la testa dopo le giostre.

    My head was spinning after the rides.

  4. Future

    Gireranno un film nel nostro paese!

    They're going to shoot a film in our village!

  5. Conditional

    Girerei a destra, la strada è più corta.

    I'd turn right, the road is shorter.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non credo che il tram giri di qui.

    I don't think the tram turns here.

  7. Imperative

    Gira la pasta ogni tanto, se no si attacca.

    Stir the pasta now and then, or it'll stick.

Good to know

  • Girare a destra, a sinistra; girare per la città is to wander around town; girare un film, to shoot a film.

Where you hear girare

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

Italian · Fluency Level 2

  • Mi gira la testa. My head is spinning.
  • Ho girato tutto il paese a piedi. I went all round the village on foot.
  • Gireremo a sinistra dopo la fontana. We'll turn left after the fountain.
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Giulia's Midwife

Fluency Level 2 · Oddio, Laura. Mi gira la testa.

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