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ITALIAN VERB

separarsi

to separate, to split up

  • #312 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: separato
  • Gerund: separandosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use separarsi

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

  1. Present

    I miei vicini si separano dopo vent'anni.

    My neighbours are separating after twenty years.

  2. Past

    Marta e Luca si sono separati a marzo.

    Marta and Luca separated in March.

  3. Imperfect

    Non si separavano mai, nemmeno per un giorno.

    They were never apart, not even for a day.

  4. Future

    Non ci separeremo mai, te lo prometto.

    We'll never part, I promise you.

  5. Conditional

    Si separerebbero, ma restano insieme per i figli.

    They'd split up, but they stay together for the children.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Temo che i miei genitori si separino.

    I'm afraid my parents are going to separate.

  7. Imperative

    Non separatevi, il centro è pieno di gente.

    Don't split up, the centre is full of people.

Good to know

  • Separarsi is a couple splitting up, before or without the divorzio.

Verbs like this one

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