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Conjugation of rompere

  • Meaning to break
  • Level A2
  • Pattern irregular
  • Auxiliary avere

What is special about this verb

  • Strong passato remoto: its own stem in the first and third person singular and the third person plural (ruppi, ruppe, ruppero); the other forms are regular. → Past historic (passato remoto)
  • Irregular participle: rotto. → Irregular past participles
  • Also used reflexively: rompersi — the same forms, with the matching pronoun.

Bold and underlined: the ending. ◆ marks a form that breaks the rule.

Indicative

Imperfettoongoing or habitual past

iorompevo
turompevi
lui/​leirompeva
noirompevamo
voirompevate
lororompevano

More on this: Imperfect (imperfetto)

Trapassato prossimopast perfect

ioavevo rotto
tuavevi rotto
lui/​leiaveva rotto
noiavevamo rotto
voiavevate rotto
loroavevano rotto

More on this: Pluperfect (trapassato prossimo)

Futuro anteriorefuture perfect

ioavrò rotto
tuavrai rotto
lui/​leiavrà rotto
noiavremo rotto
voiavrete rotto
loroavranno rotto

More on this: Future perfect (futuro anteriore)

Conditional

Condizionale presenteconditional

ioromperei
turomperesti
lui/​leiromperebbe
noiromperemmo
voirompereste
lororomperebbero

More on this: Conditional (condizionale)

Condizionale passatoconditional perfect

ioavrei rotto
tuavresti rotto
lui/​leiavrebbe rotto
noiavremmo rotto
voiavreste rotto
loroavrebbero rotto

More on this: Third conditional: se avessi saputo

Subjunctive

Congiuntivo presentepresent subjunctive

iorompa
turompa
lui/​leirompa
noirompiamo
voirompiate
lororompano

More on this: Subjunctive: the forms

Congiuntivo imperfettopast subjunctive

iorompessi
turompessi
lui/​leirompesse
noirompessimo
voirompeste
lororompessero

More on this: Past subjunctive: fossi, avessi

Congiuntivo passatoperfect subjunctive

ioabbia rotto
tuabbia rotto
lui/​leiabbia rotto
noiabbiamo rotto
voiabbiate rotto
loroabbiano rotto

More on this: Sequence of tenses with the congiuntivo

Congiuntivo trapassatopluperfect subjunctive

ioavessi rotto
tuavessi rotto
lui/​leiavesse rotto
noiavessimo rotto
voiaveste rotto
loroavessero rotto

More on this: Third conditional: se avessi saputo

Imperative

Imperativo negativonegative imperative

tunon rompere
Leinon rompa
noinon rompiamo
voinon rompete
Loronon rompano

More on this: The negative imperative

Non-finite forms

Example sentences from the course

Every sentence comes from this course’s word lists or grammar topics. The verb form is highlighted, and the line below says which tense and person it is.

  • Il pezzo crudo si rompe con niente.The unfired piece breaks at the slightest touch.

    rompe — Presente · lui/lei

  • Ha minacciato di rompere le relazioni con il vicino.He threatened to break off relations with his neighbour.

    rompere — infinito

  • Ruppe il bicchiere senza volere.He broke the glass by accident.

    Ruppe — Passato remoto · lui/lei

  • La ghisa si rompe invece di piegarsi.Cast iron breaks instead of bending.

    rompe — Presente · lui/lei

  • Guardando in sala rompe la quarta parete.By looking into the auditorium he breaks the fourth wall.

    rompe — Presente · lui/lei

  • Il colpo d’ariete rompe i raccordi più deboli.Water hammer breaks the weakest fittings.

    rompe — Presente · lui/lei

Quick practice

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The forms are calculated from the rules of the language — twice, in two independent ways — and checked against every hand-written form in this course. The example sentences are the course’s own.