Meaning
to get engaged, date
- (fidanzarsi) to get engaged, to start dating or going steady
- to arrange an engagement for someone
In a sentence
Marco e Sara si sono fidanzati l'estate scorsa.
Marco and Sara started dating last summer.
Sai quando hanno intenzione di fidanzarsi ufficialmente?
Do you know when they plan to get officially engaged?
Non voglio fidanzarmi adesso, preferisco stare da sola.
I don't want to get into a relationship right now; I prefer being single.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| fidanzare | infinitive |
| fidanzo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| fidanzi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| fidanza | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| fidanziamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| fidanzate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| fidanzano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| fidanzavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| fidanzavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| fidanzava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| fidanzavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| fidanzavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| fidanzavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| fidanzai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| fidanzasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| fidanzò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| fidanzammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| fidanzaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| fidanzarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| fidanzerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| fidanzerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| fidanzerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| fidanzeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| fidanzerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| fidanzeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| fidanzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| fidanzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| fidanzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| fidanziamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| fidanziate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| fidanzino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| fidanzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| fidanzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| fidanzasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| fidanzassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| fidanzaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| fidanzassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| fidanzerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| fidanzeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| fidanzerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| fidanzeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| fidanzereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| fidanzerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| fidanza | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| fidanziamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| fidanzate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| fidanzando | gerund |
| fidanzato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Nearly always pronominal ('fidanzarsi con qualcuno'). It takes 'con' for the partner.
- In modern Italian, 'fidanzarsi' often means simply becoming boyfriend and girlfriend, not only formal engagement.