Daily Verb Lesson: Italian for be called is chiamarsi
The Italian verb for be called is the relexive -ARE verb chiamarsi.... imagine your KIA car is called KIA MARCY!
Chiamarsi can also mean: to be named; proclaim (oneself).
Related words include:
- chiamare (v) : to call, to phone, to beckon, to name.
- il chiamante (nm) : caller.
- la chiamata (nf) : call; summons.
- Come ti chiami? : What's your name? (fam)
The meaning of verbs can change when in the Reflexive. They often show action done to oneself or between each other, and use the Reflexive Pronoun (mi, ti, si, ci, vi, si) Reflexive verbs also take essere in the compound tenses and the Past Participle agrees in number and gender with the subject.
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Imagine your KIA car is called
KIA MARCY!
| TENSE | ||||||
| Present Presente be called |
chiamo | chiami | chiama | chiamiamo | chiamate | chiamano |
| Past Imperfect Imperfetto was called |
chiamavo | chiamavi | chiamava | chiamavamo | chiamavate | chiamavano |
| Simple Past Passato remoto was called |
chiamai | chiamasti | chiamò | chiamammo | chiamaste | chiamarono |
| Future Futuro semplice will be called |
chiamerò | chiamerai | chiamerà | chiameremo | chiamerete | chiameranno |
| Conditional Condizionale would be called |
chiamerei | chiameresti | chiamerebbe | chiameremmo | chiamereste | chiamerebbero |
| Subjunctive Congiuntivo Presente may be called |
chiami | chiami | chiami | chiamiamo | chiamiate | chiamino |
| Present Perfect Passato Prossimo have been called |
sono chiamato/a | sei chiamato/a | è chiamato/a | siamo chiamati/e | siete chiamati/e | sono chiamati/e |
| Past Perfect Trapassato Prossimo had been called |
ero chiamato/a | eri chiamato/a | era chiamato/a | eravamo chiamati/e | eravate chiamati/e | erano chiamati/e |
| Future Perfect Futuro Anteriore will have been called |
sarò chiamato/a | sarai chiamato/a | sarà chiamato/a | saremo chiamati/e | sarete chiamati/e | saranno chiamati/e |
| Conditional Perfect Condizionale Passato would've been called |
sarei chiamato/a | saresti chiamato/a | sarebbe chiamato/a | saremmo chiamati/e | saresteo chiamati/e | sarebbero chiamati/e |
| Perfect Subjunctive Congiuntivo Passato may have been called |
sia chiamato/a | sia chiamato/a | sia chiamato/a | siamo chiamati/e | siate chiamati/e | siano chiamati/e |
| Imperative Imperativo be called! |
chiamati! non chiamarti |
(non) si chiami! | (non) chiamiamoci! | (non) chiamatevi! | (non) si chiamino! | |
✔ Chiamarsi is a regular, reflexive -ARE verb.
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