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ITALIAN VERB

sistemare

to fix up, to sort out

  • #277 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: sistemato
  • Gerund: sistemando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use sistemare

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

  1. Present

    Sistemo la cucina e poi usciamo.

    I'll tidy the kitchen and then we'll go out.

  2. Past

    Ha sistemato tutto lui, per fortuna.

    He sorted everything out, luckily.

  3. Imperfect

    Ogni sabato sistemavamo il garage.

    Every Saturday we tidied the garage.

  4. Future

    Sistemerò i documenti stasera.

    I'll sort out the papers tonight.

  5. Conditional

    Sistemerei prima il bagno, è più urgente.

    I'd fix up the bathroom first, it's more urgent.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Voglio che tu sistemi la tua stanza prima di uscire.

    I want you to tidy your room before going out.

  7. Imperative

    Sistema i libri sullo scaffale, per favore.

    Put the books in order on the shelf, please.

Good to know

  • Sistemare is a catch-all: sistemare la camera, to tidy the room; sistemare un problema, to sort out a problem.
  • Sistemarsi is to settle down or to get settled: si è sistemato a Milano.

Where you hear sistemare

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

Italian · Intermediate Level 3

  • Sistemo la cucina questa settimana. I'm fixing up the kitchen this week.
  • Abbiamo sistemato il tetto. We fixed the roof.
  • Sistemerò la casa piano piano. I will fix up the house little by little.

Italian · Advanced Level 3

  • Sistemo la cucina questa settimana. I'm fixing up the kitchen this week.
  • Abbiamo sistemato il tetto. We fixed the roof.
  • Sistemerò la casa piano piano. I will fix up the house little by little.
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Franco's Numbers

Intermediate Level 3 · E sistemarla? Quanto costerebbe?

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Fixing It

Advanced Level 3 · Signora, abbiamo sistemato tutto.

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