Meaning
to marry
In a sentence
Vuole sposare Marco l'anno prossimo.
She wants to marry Marco next year.
Hai sposato Luca l'anno scorso?
Did you marry Luca last year?
Mia sorella vuole sposare il suo ragazzo.
My sister wants to marry her boyfriend.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sposare | infinitive |
| sposiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sposo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sposate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sposi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sposano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sposa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sposavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sposavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sposavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sposavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sposavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sposava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sposammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sposai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sposaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sposasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sposarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sposò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sposeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sposerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sposerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sposerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sposeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sposerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sposiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sposi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sposiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sposi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sposino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sposi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sposassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sposassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sposaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sposassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sposassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sposasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sposeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| sposerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| sposereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sposeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sposerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sposerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sposiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| sposate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| sposa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| sposando | gerund |
| sposato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'sposare' for marrying someone off (e.g., parents arranging a marriage). For getting married yourself, use 'sposarsi'.
- Avoid confusing 'sposare' with 'maritare'—'maritare' is rare and often implies an arranged marriage.
- Reflexive form 'sposarsi' always takes 'essere' as auxiliary in compound tenses (e.g., 'mi sono sposato').