Meaning
to fire
- to fire, dismiss from a job
- to dismiss, send away
In a sentence
Hanno licenziato Marco dopo molti mesi di crisi.
They laid Marco off after many months of crisis.
L'azienda ha licenziato due impiegati.
The company fired two employees.
Temo che possano licenziarmi presto.
I'm afraid they may fire me soon.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| licenziare | infinitive |
| licenziamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| licenzio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| licenziate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| licenzi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| licenziano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| licenzia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| licenziavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| licenziavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| licenziavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| licenziavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| licenziavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| licenziava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| licenziammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| licenziai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| licenziaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| licenziasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| licenziarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| licenziò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| licenzieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| licenzierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| licenzierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| licenzierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| licenzieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| licenzierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| licenziamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| licenzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| licenziate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| licenzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| licenzino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| licenzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| licenziassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| licenziassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| licenziaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| licenziassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| licenziassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| licenziasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| licenzieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| licenzierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| licenziereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| licenzieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| licenzierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| licenzierebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| licenziamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| licenziate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| licenzia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| licenziando | gerund |
| licenziato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- For jobs, licenziare is standard. Dimettersi means to resign, and lasciare il lavoro is broader and less specific.
- Use avere in compound tenses: l'azienda ha licenziato Marco. The passive is common: Marco è stato licenziato.
- For school, licenziare is dated or formal. Modern Italian usually says laureare/laurearsi or diplomare/diplomarsi, depending on the qualification.