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ITALIAN VERB

rompersi

to break (of a thing)

  • #136 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: rotto
  • Gerund: rompendosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use rompersi

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

  1. Present

    Questi bicchieri si rompono facilmente.

    These glasses break easily.

  2. Past

    Mi si è rotta la lavatrice, che disastro!

    My washing machine broke, what a disaster!

  3. Imperfect

    La vecchia macchina si rompeva ogni mese.

    The old car broke down every month.

  4. Future

    Attento, quella sedia si romperà prima o poi.

    Careful, that chair will break sooner or later.

  5. Conditional

    Senza custodia il telefono si romperebbe subito.

    Without a case the phone would break right away.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Ho paura che il vaso si rompa nel trasloco.

    I'm afraid the vase will break in the move.

  7. Imperative

    Non romperti la testa, è solo un gioco.

    Don't rack your brains, it's only a game.

Good to know

  • Rompere is to break something; rompersi is for the thing that breaks: il bicchiere si è rotto.
  • Mi si è rotto il telefono: my phone broke on me.
  • Rompersi la testa is to rack your brains.

Where you hear rompersi

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

Italian · Beginner Level 2

  • La lavastoviglie si rompe sempre. The dishwasher always breaks.
  • Il telefono si è rotto ieri. The phone broke yesterday.
  • Si romperà ancora. It will break again.

Italian · Fluency Level 2

  • La lavastoviglie si rompe sempre. The dishwasher always breaks.
  • Il telefono si è rotto ieri. The phone broke yesterday.
  • Si romperà ancora. It will break again.
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The Dishwasher Broke

Beginner Level 2 · Pronto? La lavastoviglie si è rotta. · Il telefono si è rotto.

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The Night the Baby Comes

Fluency Level 2 · Laura! Si sono rotte le acque.

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