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SPANISH VERB

partirse

to split, to be in stitches

  • Regular -ir verb
  • Gerund: partiéndose
  • Past participle: partido

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I split
  2. tú you split
  3. usted, él, ella he/she splits
  4. nosotros we split
  5. vosotros Spain you all split
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they split

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I split
  2. tú you split
  3. usted, él, ella he/she split
  4. nosotros we split
  5. vosotros Spain you all split
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they split

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to split
  2. tú you used to split
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to split
  4. nosotros we used to split
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to split
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to split

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will split
  2. tú you will split
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will split
  4. nosotros we will split
  5. vosotros Spain you all will split
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will split

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would split
  2. tú you would split
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would split
  4. nosotros we would split
  5. vosotros Spain you all would split
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would split

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I split
  2. tú (that) you split
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she split
  4. nosotros (that) we split
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all split
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they split

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I split
  2. tú (if) you split
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she split
  4. nosotros (if) we split
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all split
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they split

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú split!
  2. usted split! (formal)
  3. nosotros split! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain split! (all of you)
  5. ustedes split! (all of you)

How to use partirse

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

  1. Present

    Con tus historias me parto de risa.

    Your stories have me in stitches.

  2. Past

    Nos partimos de risa con la chirigota de Cádiz.

    We were in stitches at the Cadiz carnival group.

  3. Imperfect

    La rama se partía con el peso de la nieve.

    The branch was splitting under the weight of the snow.

  4. Future

    Te partirás de risa cuando veas el vídeo.

    You'll be in stitches when you see the video.

  5. Conditional

    Con tanto peso, la mesa se partiría en dos.

    With that much weight, the table would split in two.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Ten cuidado para que no se parta el cristal.

    Be careful so the glass doesn't break.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Contó el chiste para que nos partiéramos de risa.

    He told the joke so we'd be in stitches.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Pártete de risa, que para eso están los amigos!

    Laugh your head off, that's what friends are for!

Good to know

  • "Partirse de risa" is to be in stitches; in Spain people just say "me parto". "Partir" alone is to cut: partir el pan.

Where you hear partirse

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

Spanish · Advanced Level 2

  • Con Pepa me parto de risa. With Pepa I'm in stitches.
  • Anoche nos partimos de risa con la chirigota. Last night we were in stitches at the carnival group.
  • Te vas a partir de risa con Encarna. You're going to be in stitches with Encarna.
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We Laugh at Everything

Advanced Level 2 · ¡Me parto!

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