heypolyglot
Italian

diplomare

/diploˈmare/verbB1
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Meaning

to graduate, diploma

  • To award a diploma to someone
  • (Reflexive diplomarsi) to graduate from secondary school or earn a diploma

In a sentence

Mio fratello si è diplomato lo scorso anno al liceo scientifico.

My brother graduated from the scientific high school last year.

Quando ti diplomi?

When are you graduating from high school?

La scuola d'arte diplomerà venti studenti questo mese.

The art school will grant diplomas to twenty students this month.

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
diplomareinfinitive
diplomoindicative · present · singular · 1st person
diplomiindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
diplomaindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
diplomiamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
diplomateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
diplomanoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
diplomavoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
diplomaviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
diplomavaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
diplomavamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
diplomavateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
diplomavanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
diplomaiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
diplomastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
diplomòindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
diplomammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
diplomasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
diplomaronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
diplomeròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
diplomeraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
diplomeràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
diplomeremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
diplomereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
diplomerannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
diplomisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
diplomisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
diplomisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
diplomiamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
diplomiatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
diplominosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
diplomassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
diplomassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
diplomassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
diplomassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
diplomastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
diplomasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
diplomereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
diplomeresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
diplomerebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
diplomeremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
diplomeresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
diplomerebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
diplomaimperative · singular · 2nd person
diplomiamoimperative · plural · 1st person
diplomateimperative · plural · 2nd person
diplomandogerund
diplomatopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Most commonly used in the reflexive form 'diplomarsi'.
  • Use 'diplomarsi' for high school (scuola superiore); use 'laurearsi' for university degrees.
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