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ITALIAN VERB

morire

to die (muoio dalla voglia di, I'm dying to)

  • #72 most used
  • Irregular -ire verb
  • Past participle: morto
  • Gerund: morendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use morire

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

  1. Present

    Muoio di fame, mangiamo qualcosa?

    I'm starving, shall we eat something?

  2. Past

    Il nostro cane è morto l'anno scorso.

    Our dog died last year.

  3. Imperfect

    Morivo dal caldo in quell'ufficio.

    I was dying of heat in that office.

  4. Future

    Non morirai per una settimana senza internet.

    You won't die from a week without internet.

  5. Conditional

    Morirei dalla vergogna, se lo sapesse.

    I'd die of shame if he knew.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Bagna le piante prima che muoiano.

    Water the plants before they die.

  7. Imperative

    Muori pure di curiosità, non te lo dico!

    Die of curiosity if you like, I'm not telling you!

Good to know

  • Muoio di fame, muoio di sonno: I'm starving, I'm dead tired. Muoio dalla voglia di vederti, I'm dying to see you.

Where you hear morire

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

Italian · Intermediate Level 3

  • Muoio dalla voglia di vederla. I'm dying to see it.
  • Mia madre è morta nel settanta. My mother died in seventy.
  • Morirò a Fontelupo, spero. I'll die in Fontelupo, I hope.

Italian · Advanced Level 1

  • Muoio dalla voglia di vederla. I'm dying to see it.
  • Mia madre è morta nel settanta. My mother died in seventy.
  • Morirò a Fontelupo, spero. I'll die in Fontelupo, I hope.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ire verb.