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ITALIAN VERB

stancarsi

to get tired

  • #386 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: stancato
  • Gerund: stancandosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use stancarsi

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

  1. Present

    Il nonno si stanca subito quando cammina in salita.

    Grandpa gets tired quickly when he walks uphill.

  2. Past

    Mi sono stancata di aspettare e sono andata via.

    I got tired of waiting and left.

  3. Imperfect

    Prima non mi stancavo mai, ora dopo un'ora sono distrutto.

    I never used to get tired, now I'm wrecked after an hour.

  4. Future

    Con questo caldo i bambini si stancheranno presto.

    In this heat the children will get tired soon.

  5. Conditional

    Mi stancherei meno se dormissi di più.

    I'd get less tired if I slept more.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non voglio che ti stanchi troppo prima dell'esame.

    I don't want you to get too tired before the exam.

  7. Imperative

    Non stancatevi troppo, domani si parte presto.

    Don't tire yourselves out too much, we leave early tomorrow.

Good to know

  • Stancarsi di qualcosa is to get tired of it: mi sono stancato di aspettare.

Verbs like this one

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