Meaning
to become
- to turn
In a sentence
Da grande voglio diventare medico come mia madre.
When I grow up, I want to become a doctor like my mother.
Perché sei diventato rosso all'improvviso?
Why did you suddenly turn red?
Con il sole, l'acqua diventa calda.
In the sun, the water gets warm.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| diventare | infinitive |
| diventiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| divento | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| diventate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| diventi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| diventano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| diventa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| diventavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| diventavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| diventavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| diventavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| diventavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| diventava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| diventammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| diventai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| diventaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| diventasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| diventarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| diventò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| diventeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| diventerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| diventerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| diventerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| diventeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| diventerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| diventiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| diventi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| diventiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| diventi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| diventino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| diventi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| diventassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| diventassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| diventaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| diventassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| diventassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| diventasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| diventeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| diventerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| diventereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| diventeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| diventerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| diventerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| diventiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| diventate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| diventa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| diventando | gerund |
| diventato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'diventare' for permanent or lasting changes; 'farsi' for temporary or gradual ones (e.g., 'diventare vecchio' vs. 'farsi vecchio').
- Avoid 'diventare' for weather; use 'fare' (e.g., 'fa freddo' not 'diventa freddo').
- Takes 'essere' as auxiliary in compound tenses (e.g., 'è diventato').