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ITALIAN VERB

sparire

to disappear, to vanish

  • #322 most used
  • Regular -ire verb
  • Past participle: sparito
  • Gerund: sparendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use sparire

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

  1. Present

    Le mie penne spariscono sempre dalla scrivania.

    My pens always disappear from the desk.

  2. Past

    Il gatto è sparito da due giorni.

    The cat has been missing for two days.

  3. Imperfect

    Ogni volta che serviva, spariva.

    Every time he was needed, he vanished.

  4. Future

    Vedrai, il mal di testa sparirà in un'ora.

    You'll see, the headache will go in an hour.

  5. Conditional

    Sparirei volentieri per una settimana, senza telefono.

    I'd happily disappear for a week, without a phone.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che la macchia sparisca con il lavaggio.

    I hope the stain comes out in the wash.

  7. Imperative

    Sparisci, non voglio più vederti!

    Get lost, I don't want to see you again!

Good to know

  • Sparire takes essere: le chiavi sono sparite. Sparisci! is a rude "get lost".

Verbs like this one

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