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ITALIAN VERB

sposarsi

to get married

  • #314 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: sposato
  • Gerund: sposandosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use sposarsi

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

  1. Present

    Mia sorella si sposa a giugno.

    My sister is getting married in June.

  2. Past

    Ci siamo sposati dieci anni fa a Lecce.

    We got married ten years ago in Lecce.

  3. Imperfect

    Una volta ci si sposava molto giovani.

    People used to get married very young.

  4. Future

    Si sposeranno in una chiesa di campagna.

    They'll get married in a country church.

  5. Conditional

    Mi sposerei anche domani, se dipendesse da me.

    I'd get married even tomorrow, if it were up to me.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che si sposino prima dell'estate.

    I hope they get married before summer.

  7. Imperative

    Sposati quando ti senti pronta, non prima.

    Get married when you feel ready, not before.

Good to know

  • Sposarsi con is to marry someone: si è sposata con un medico. Sposare qualcuno works too.

Where you hear sposarsi

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

Italian · Beginner Level 1

  • A Lecce, d'estate, tutti si sposano! In Lecce, in the summer, everyone gets married!
  • Mi sono sposata con Nicola qui, a Roma. I married Nicola here, in Rome.
  • Un giorno ti sposerai anche tu, Laura! One day you'll get married too, Laura!

Italian · Intermediate Level 3

  • A Lecce, d'estate, tutti si sposano! In Lecce, in the summer, everyone gets married!
  • Mi sono sposata con Nicola qui, a Roma. I married Nicola here, in Rome.
  • Un giorno ti sposerai anche tu, Laura! One day you'll get married too, Laura!
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What She Would Have Done

Intermediate Level 3 · Avrei sposato un ragazzo del paese.

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Pietro's Grandfather

Intermediate Level 3 · Sì. E lui non si sposò per dieci anni.

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The Last Chapter

Intermediate Level 3 · Poi mi sposai con tuo nonno, nel sessantuno.

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The Lost Brother

Advanced Level 1 · Niente. Forse si è sposato laggiù.

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The Chapter Nonna Refuses

Fluency Level 2 · No. Quello del ragazzo che non si sposò.

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