Daily Verb Lesson: Italian for wash oneself is lavarsi
The Italian verb for wash oneself is the reflexive -ARE verb lavarsi.... imagine you LOVE to wash yourselves!
Lavarsi can also mean: to get washed; to brush (ie teeth).
Related words include:
- lavarsi i denti : to brush one's teeth.
- lavare (v) : to wash; to clean.
- darsi una lavata (nf) : to have a wash; Idiomatic: to give someone an earful.
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 you LOVE to wash yourselves!
| TENSE | ||||||
| Present Presente wash oneself |
lavo | lavi | lava | laviamo | lavate | lavano |
| Past Imperfect Imperfetto washed oneself |
lavavo | lavavi | lavava | lavavamo | lavavate | lavavano |
| Simple Past Passato remoto washed oneself |
lavai | lavasti | lavò | lavammo | lavaste | lavarono |
| Future Futuro semplice will wash oneself |
laverò | laverai | laverà | laveremo | laverete | laveranno |
| Conditional Condizionale would wash oneself |
laverei | laveresti | laverebbe | laveremmo | lavereste | laverebbero |
| Subjunctive Congiuntivo Presente may wash oneself |
lavi | lavi | lavi | laviamo | laviate | lavino |
| Present Perfect Passato Prossimo have washed oneself |
sono lavato/a | sei lavato/a | è lavato/a | siamo lavati/e | siete lavati/e | sono lavati/e |
| Past Perfect Trapassato Prossimo had washed oneself |
ero lavato/a | eri lavato/a | era lavato/a | eravamo lavati/e | eravate lavati/e | erano lavati/e |
| Future Perfect Futuro Anteriore will have washed |
sarò lavato/a | sarai lavato/a | sarà lavato/a | saremo lavati/e | sarete lavati/e | saranno lavati/e |
| Conditional Perfect Condizionale Passato would have washed |
sarei lavato/a | saresti lavato/a | sarebbe lavato/a | saremmo lavati/e | sareste lavati/e | sarebbero lavati/e |
| Perfect Subjunctive Congiuntivo Passato may have washed |
sia lavato/a | sia lavato/a | sia lavato/a | siamo lavati/e | siate lavati/e | siano lavati/e |
| Imperative Imperativo wash oneself! |
lavati! non lavarti |
(non) si lavi! | (non) laviamoci! | (non) lavatevi! | (non) si lavino! | |
✔ Lavarsi is a regular, reflexive -ARE verb.
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