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ITALIAN VERB

rilassarsi

to relax

  • #387 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: rilassato
  • Gerund: rilassandosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use rilassarsi

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

  1. Present

    La sera mi rilasso con un libro e una tisana.

    In the evening I relax with a book and a herbal tea.

  2. Past

    Ci siamo rilassati tre giorni al mare, finalmente.

    We relaxed for three days at the seaside, finally.

  3. Imperfect

    In vacanza si rilassava solo con un gelato in mano.

    On holiday he only relaxed with an ice cream in his hand.

  4. Future

    Dopo l'esame mi rilasserò per una settimana intera.

    After the exam I'll relax for a whole week.

  5. Conditional

    Mi rilasserei di più senza il telefono acceso.

    I'd relax more without my phone on.

  6. Present subjunctive

    È importante che vi rilassiate prima della partita.

    It's important that you relax before the match.

  7. Imperative

    Rilassati, il treno parte tra venti minuti.

    Relax, the train leaves in twenty minutes.

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