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ITALIAN VERB

sbagliarsi

to be wrong, to make a mistake

  • #166 most used
  • Irregular -are verb
  • Past participle: sbagliato
  • Gerund: sbagliandosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use sbagliarsi

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

  1. Present

    Secondo me ti sbagli, il treno parte alle nove.

    I think you're wrong, the train leaves at nine.

  2. Past

    Mi sono sbagliata, scusa.

    I was wrong, sorry.

  3. Imperfect

    Si sbagliava spesso sui nomi.

    She often got names wrong.

  4. Future

    Forse mi sbaglierò, ma quel ragazzo non mi convince.

    Maybe I'm wrong, but that guy doesn't convince me.

  5. Conditional

    Non ti sbaglieresti mai su una cosa così.

    You'd never be wrong about something like that.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Credo che tu ti sbagli sull'orario.

    I think you're wrong about the time.

  7. Imperative

    Sbagliati pure, ma poi chiedi scusa.

    Be wrong if you like, but then apologise.

Good to know

  • Sbagliarsi is to be mistaken: mi sbaglio? Sbagliare, without si, is to get something wrong: ho sbagliato strada.

Where you hear sbagliarsi

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

Italian · Intermediate Level 3

  • Mi sbaglio spesso, lo so. I'm often wrong, I know.
  • Mi sono sbagliata, scusa. I was wrong, sorry.
  • Non mi sbaglierò più. I won't be wrong again.

Italian · Advanced Level 3

  • Mi sbaglio spesso, lo so. I'm often wrong, I know.
  • Mi sono sbagliata, scusa. I was wrong, sorry.
  • Non mi sbaglierò più. I won't be wrong again.
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Zio Antonio Makes Peace

Intermediate Level 3 · Mi sono sbagliata.

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The Critic Comes Back

Advanced Level 3 · È ottimo. Mi sono sbagliato.

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Palermo, the Market

Fluency Level 1 · A Catania sbagliano tutto. Tre euro, bedda.

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Verbs like this one

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