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ITALIAN VERB

scoppiare

to break out, to burst

  • #216 most used
  • Irregular -are verb
  • Past participle: scoppiato
  • Gerund: scoppiando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use scoppiare

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

  1. Present

    Scoppio dal caldo, apriamo la finestra?

    I'm boiling, shall we open the window?

  2. Past

    Quando l'ha visto, è scoppiata a ridere.

    When she saw him, she burst out laughing.

  3. Imperfect

    I palloncini scoppiavano uno dopo l'altro.

    The balloons were popping one after another.

  4. Future

    Se mangi ancora, scoppierai!

    If you eat any more, you'll burst!

  5. Conditional

    Senza queste pause, scoppierei.

    Without these breaks, I'd burst.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Ho paura che scoppi un temporale.

    I'm afraid a storm's going to break.

  7. Imperative

    Scoppia pure a ridere, non mi offendo.

    Go ahead and burst out laughing, I won't be offended.

Good to know

  • Scoppiare a ridere, a piangere: to burst out laughing, crying. Scoppio dal caldo: I'm bursting from the heat.

Where you hear scoppiare

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

Italian · Intermediate Level 3

  • D'estate scoppia sempre un temporale. In summer a storm always breaks out.
  • La guerra è scoppiata nel quaranta. The war broke out in forty.
  • Se mangi ancora, scoppierai! If you eat any more, you will burst!

Italian · Fluency Level 1

  • D'estate scoppia sempre un temporale. In summer a storm always breaks out.
  • La guerra è scoppiata nel quaranta. The war broke out in forty.
  • Se mangi ancora, scoppierai! If you eat any more, you will burst!
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The War

Intermediate Level 3 · Quando è scoppiata la guerra, avevo due anni.

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Ciro's Neighbour

Fluency Level 1 · Un altro piatto? Carmela, scoppio!

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