Accorciarsi (to shorten) conjugation

Italian
13 examples
This verb can also mean the following: get, become shorter

Conjugation of accorciarsi

Io
Tu
Egli/ella/esso
Noi
Voi
Loro
Present tense
mi accorcio
I shorten
ti accorci
you shorten
si accorcia
he/she/it shortens
ci accorciamo
we shorten
vi accorciate
you all shorten
si accorciano
they shorten
Present perfect tense
mi sono accorciato
I have shortened
ti sei accorciato
you have shortened
si è accorciato
he/she/it has shortened
ci siamo accorciati
we have shortened
vi siete accorciati
you all have shortened
si sono accorciati
they have shortened
Past preterite tense
mi accorciai
I shortened
ti accorciasti
you shortened
si accorciò
he/she/it shortened
ci accorciammo
we shortened
vi accorciaste
you all shortened
si accorciarono
they shortened
Future tense
mi accorcerò
I will shorten
ti accorcerai
you will shorten
si accorcerà
he/she/it will shorten
ci accorceremo
we will shorten
vi accorcerete
you all will shorten
si accorceranno
they will shorten
Io
Tu
Egli/ella/esso
Noi
Voi
Loro
Conditional mood
mi accorcerei
I would shorten
ti accorceresti
you would shorten
si accorcerebbe
he/she/it would shorten
ci accorceremmo
we would shorten
vi accorcereste
you all would shorten
si accorcerebbero
they would shorten
Past impf. tense
mi accorciavo
I used to shorten
ti accorciavi
you used to shorten
si accorciava
he/she/it used to shorten
ci accorciavamo
we used to shorten
vi accorciavate
you all used to shorten
si accorciavano
they used to shorten
Past perfect tense
mi ero accorciato
I had shortened
ti eri accorciato
you had shortened
si era accorciato
he/she/it had shortened
ci eravamo accorciati
we had shortened
vi eravate accorciati
you all had shortened
si erano accorciati
they had shortened
Future perfect tense
mi sarò accorciato
I will have shortened
ti sarai accorciato
you will have shortened
si sarà accorciato
he/she/it will have shortened
ci saremo accorciati
we will have shortened
vi sarete accorciati
you all will have shortened
si saranno accorciati
they will have shortened
Io
Tu
Egli/ella/esso
Noi
Voi
Loro
Present subjunctive tense
mi accorci
(if/so that) I shorten
ti accorci
(if/so that) you shorten
si accorci
(if/so that) he/she/it shorten
ci accorciamo
(if/so that) we shorten
vi accorciate
(if/so that) you all shorten
si accorcino
(if/so that) they shorten
Present perf. subjunctive tense
mi sia accorciato
I have shortened
ti sia accorciato
you have shortened
si sia accorciato
he/she/it has shortened
ci siamo accorciati
we have shortened
vi siate accorciati
you all have shortened
si siano accorciati
they have shortened
Tu
Egli/ella/esso
Noi
Voi
Loro
Imperative mood
accorciati
shorten!
si accorci
shorten!
accorciamoci
let's shorten!
accorciatevi
shorten!
si accorcino
shorten!
Io
Tu
Egli/ella/esso
Noi
Voi
Loro
Conditional perfect tense
mi sarei accorciato
I would have shortened
ti saresti accorciato
you would have shortened
si sarebbe accorciato
he/she/it would have shortened
ci saremmo accorciati
we would have shortened
vi sareste accorciati
you all would have shortened
si sarebbero accorciati
they would have shortened

Examples of accorciarsi

Example in ItalianTranslation in English
Il continuo accorciarsi delle giornate, alla fine, indica al branco l'inizio della grande migrazione annuale.The ever-shortening day finally signals to the herd the onset of the great annual migration.
Nei killer piu' prolifici, il periodo di calma tende ad accorciarsi dopo ogni omicidio.As with most prolific killers, the cooling-off period tends to shorten after each murder.
Mentre il Sole sorge e nel suo viaggio attraversa il cielo, la posizione dell'ombra cambia e l'ombra stessa si accorcia con il tempo.As the Sun rises and traverses its journey across the sky, the position of that shadow changes and the shadow actually shortens with time.
Vedi come si accorcia l'ombra?See how the shadow shortens?
- No. Ma non ho alcun dubbio che gli abbia accorciato la vita.But I've no doubt in my mind that she shortened his life.
Apparentemente il film fu accorciato e modificato subito dopo la prima.Immediately after the premiere, the film was shortened and altered.
Faccio anche operazioni... a quello pepe-e-sale, ieri gli ho accorciato la cresta.I do the operations too the salt-and-pepper one here, I shortened his gullet yesterday.
Hai finalmente accorciato le maniche.So you finally shortened the sleeves.
Ho accorciato i suoi polpacci per aumentare, in teoria, le sue capacita' di salto.I've shortened your calf muscles to theoretically increase your jumping ability.
Se si facesse sempre come dice lui, la sua vita si accorcerebbe.If he always was to get his way, it would shorten his life.
E non lascero' che la sua vita si accorci ulteriormente, se posso evitarlo.And I'm not gonna let her life get shortened if it's in my power.
Sei bravissimo, sei il Gunther, ma vuoi fare una sutura dritta, e io preferirei la tecnica di Millard per non rischiare che il labbro si accorci col tempo.You're great. You're the gunther. But you're planning a straight-line repair, and I'd rather the kid get a millard rotation so that we don't risk the lip shortening over time.
I tendini si sono accorciati per il disuso, causando dolore intenso.Tendons have shortened from disuse, causing intense pain.

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