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ITALIAN VERB

lavarsi

to wash oneself

  • #139 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: lavato
  • Gerund: lavandosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use lavarsi

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

  1. Present

    Mi lavo i capelli ogni due giorni.

    I wash my hair every two days.

  2. Past

    Ti sei lavato le mani prima di mangiare?

    Did you wash your hands before eating?

  3. Imperfect

    Da bambini ci lavavamo nella tinozza, in cortile.

    As kids we washed in the tub, in the courtyard.

  4. Future

    Mi laverò i denti e vado a letto.

    I'll brush my teeth and go to bed.

  5. Conditional

    Mi laverei volentieri, ma non c'è acqua calda.

    I'd happily wash, but there's no hot water.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Voglio che vi laviate le mani, subito.

    I want you to wash your hands, right now.

  7. Imperative

    Lavati la faccia, hai la cioccolata dappertutto.

    Wash your face, you've got chocolate everywhere.

Good to know

  • With a part of the body there is no possessive: mi lavo le mani, not le mie mani.

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