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ITALIAN VERB

partire

to leave, to set off

  • #70 most used
  • Regular -ire verb
  • Past participle: partito
  • Gerund: partendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use partire

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

  1. Present

    Il treno parte dal binario tre.

    The train leaves from platform three.

  2. Past

    Sono partiti stamattina presto per Napoli.

    They left early this morning for Naples.

  3. Imperfect

    Partivamo sempre all'alba per evitare il traffico.

    We always left at dawn to avoid the traffic.

  4. Future

    Partiremo venerdì sera dopo il lavoro.

    We'll leave Friday evening after work.

  5. Conditional

    Partirei domani, se trovassi un biglietto.

    I'd leave tomorrow, if I found a ticket.

  6. Present subjunctive

    È meglio che partiate prima delle otto.

    It's better that you leave before eight.

  7. Imperative

    Parti pure, qui ci penso io.

    Go on and leave, I'll take care of things here.

Good to know

  • Partire takes essere: sono partito alle sei. Partire per is to leave for a place; partire da, to leave from.

Where you hear partire

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

Italian · Beginner Level 1

  • Il treno per Roma parte ogni ora. The train to Rome leaves every hour.
  • Il mio treno è partito con venti minuti di ritardo. My train left twenty minutes late.
  • Domani parto per Roma, con il quaderno di mia nonna. Tomorrow I'm leaving for Rome, with my grandmother's notebook.

Italian · Beginner Level 2

  • Il treno per Roma parte ogni ora. The train to Rome leaves every hour.
  • Il mio treno è partito con venti minuti di ritardo. My train left twenty minutes late.
  • Domani parto per Roma, con il quaderno di mia nonna. Tomorrow I'm leaving for Rome, with my grandmother's notebook.

And 10 more lessons.

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