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ITALIAN VERB

staccare

to detach, to unplug

  • #337 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: staccato
  • Gerund: staccando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use staccare

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

  1. Present

    Stacco alle sei e poi vado in palestra.

    I knock off at six and then go to the gym.

  2. Past

    Hai staccato il ferro da stiro?

    Did you unplug the iron?

  3. Imperfect

    Staccavo sempre tardi, anche il venerdì.

    I always finished late, even on Fridays.

  4. Future

    Staccherò il telefono per tutto il weekend.

    I'll switch off my phone for the whole weekend.

  5. Conditional

    Staccherei volentieri per una settimana intera.

    I'd happily switch off for a whole week.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Bisogna che stacchi la corrente prima di lavorare.

    You need to cut the power before working.

  7. Imperative

    Stacca la spina e riaccendi il router.

    Unplug it and turn the router back on.

Good to know

  • Staccare on its own is to knock off work: a che ora stacchi? Staccare la spina is to unplug, and to take a break from it all.

Verbs like this one

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