Meaning
to stop or cease
In a sentence
Ho smesso di fumare il mese scorso.
I stopped smoking last month.
Quando smetti di usare il telefono?
When will you stop using your phone?
Smettila di parlare e ascoltami un attimo.
Stop talking and listen to me for a moment.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| smettere | infinitive |
| smettiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| smetto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| smettete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| smetti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| smettono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| smette | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| smettevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| smettevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| smettevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| smettevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| smettevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| smetteva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| smettemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| smisi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| smetteste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| smettesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| smisero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| smise | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| smetteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| smetterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| smetterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| smetterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| smetteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| smetterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| smettiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| smetta | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| smettiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| smetta | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| smettano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| smetta | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| smettessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| smettessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| smetteste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| smettessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| smettessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| smettesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| smetteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| smetterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| smettereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| smetteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| smetterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| smetterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| smettiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| smettete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| smetti | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| smettendo | gerund |
| smesso | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'smettere' for stopping an action or habit; 'fermarsi' for stopping movement or a vehicle.
- Always takes 'di' before an infinitive verb: 'Ho smesso di fumare.'
- Auxiliary is 'avere' in compound tenses, even for intransitive uses.
- past participle smesso