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ITALIAN VERB

stupirsi

to be amazed

  • #395 most used
  • Regular -ire verb
  • Past participle: stupito
  • Gerund: stupendosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use stupirsi

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

  1. Present

    Non mi stupisco più di niente, ormai.

    Nothing amazes me anymore, by now.

  2. Past

    Mi sono stupito di quanto parli bene l'italiano.

    I was amazed at how well you speak Italian.

  3. Imperfect

    Da bambina mi stupivo di tutto, anche della neve.

    As a little girl, I was amazed by everything, even snow.

  4. Future

    Ti stupirai di quanto è cambiata la città.

    You'll be amazed at how much the city has changed.

  5. Conditional

    Non mi stupirei se arrivassero in anticipo.

    I wouldn't be surprised if they arrived early.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non credo che si stupisca per così poco.

    I don't think she'll be amazed by so little.

  7. Imperative

    Non stupitevi se il bar è chiuso, è lunedì.

    Don't be surprised if the bar is closed, it's Monday.

Good to know

  • Stupirsi di qualcosa: non mi stupisco di niente. With -isc-: mi stupisco.

Verbs like this one

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