svanire — Italian conjugation
to vanish
Indicative
Present (Presente) Irregular
The presente covers habits, ongoing situations, and plans about to start — much like English “I study” and “I am studying”. One present tense does both in Italian.
Lavora da casa tre giorni a settimana.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | svanisco | I vanish |
| tu | svanisci | you vanish |
| lui/lei | svanisce | he/she/it vanishes |
| noi | svaniamo | we vanish |
| voi | svanite | you (pl.) vanish |
| loro | svaniscono | they vanish |
Simple past (Passato remoto) Regular
The passato remoto tells a completed, narrative past, especially in the south and in literature. The passato prossimo is the normal spoken past in the north, so you choose register and region, not a difference in time alone.
Quella sera arrivò tardi, senza alibi.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | svanii | I vanished |
| tu | svanisti | you vanished |
| lui/lei | svanì | he/she/it vanished |
| noi | svanimmo | we vanished |
| voi | svaniste | you (pl.) vanished |
| loro | svanirono | they vanished |
Imperfect (Imperfetto) Regular
The imperfetto is for incomplete past actions, context, and repeated or habitual situations without a clear end. The passato prossimo, not the remoto, is its usual “event” partner in speech.
Da bambina passavo le estati al mare.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | svanivo |
| tu | svanivi |
| lui/lei | svaniva |
| noi | svanivamo |
| voi | svanivate |
| loro | svanivano |
Conditional (Condizionale) Regular
The condizionale is for polite “would you…”, first-condition hypotheticals, and reported future from a past point of view. The classic if-chain is se + imperfetto → condizionale.
Potresti alzare un poco la voce?
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | svanirei | I would vanish |
| tu | svaniresti | you would vanish |
| lui/lei | svanirebbe | he/she/it would vanish |
| noi | svaniremmo | we would vanish |
| voi | svanireste | you (pl.) would vanish |
| loro | svanirebbero | they would vanish |
Future (Futuro semplice) Regular
The futuro semplice is for predictions and far decisions. In speech you often hear the present (with a time adverb) or a paraphrase, and a famous trick is the futuro di probabilità for a present guess: saranno le tre.
Domani partiremo all'alba.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | svanirò | I will vanish |
| tu | svanirai | you will vanish |
| lui/lei | svanirà | he/she/it will vanish |
| noi | svaniremo | we will vanish |
| voi | svanirete | you (pl.) will vanish |
| loro | svaniranno | they will vanish |
Present perfect (Passato prossimo) Regular
The passato prossimo is the workhorse preterit-like past in the north and in everyday Italian: avere/essere + participle, essere for reflexives, motion, and other change-of-state patterns.
Siamo andati a piedi, poi abbiamo preso l'autobus.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | sono svanito/a | I have vanished |
| tu | sei svanito/a | you have vanished |
| lui/lei | è svanito/a | he/she/it has vanished |
| noi | siamo svaniti/e | we have vanished |
| voi | siete svaniti/e | you (pl.) have vanished |
| loro | sono svaniti/e | they have vanished |
Pluperfect (Trapassato prossimo) Regular
The trapassato prossimo is “further in the past than another past” — the Italian pluperfect. It pairs with a main past clause to mark sequence.
Avevamo già mangiato quando suonò il telefono.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | ero svanito/a | I had vanished |
| tu | eri svanito/a | you had vanished |
| lui/lei | era svanito/a | he/she/it had vanished |
| noi | eravamo svaniti/e | we had vanished |
| voi | eravate svaniti/e | you (pl.) had vanished |
| loro | erano svaniti/e | they had vanished |
Conditional perfect (Condizionale passato) Regular
The condizionale passato is for unreal or missed past results and often appears with se + trapassato prossimo in the protasis.
Avrei accettato, se mi avessero avvisato in tempo.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | sarei svanito/a |
| tu | saresti svanito/a |
| lui/lei | sarebbe svanito/a |
| noi | saremmo svaniti/e |
| voi | sareste svaniti/e |
| loro | sarebbero svaniti/e |
Future perfect (Futuro anteriore) Regular
The futuro anteriore says something will already be over before a still-later future, or, like the French, can express a logical guess about a past result.
Entro le cinque, avrà già lasciato l'ufficio.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | sarò svanito/a | I will have vanished |
| tu | sarai svanito/a | you will have vanished |
| lui/lei | sarà svanito/a | he/she/it will have vanished |
| noi | saremo svaniti/e | we will have vanished |
| voi | sarete svaniti/e | you (pl.) will have vanished |
| loro | saranno svaniti/e | they will have vanished |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive (Congiuntivo presente) Irregular
The congiuntivo presente is required after many verbs and fixed phrases of will, fear, purpose, and doubt. Impersonal and semi-impersonal triggers (è importante che) also force the subjunctive mood.
Penso che sia la scelta giusta.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | svanisca |
| tu | svanisca |
| lui/lei | svanisca |
| noi | svaniamo |
| voi | svaniate |
| loro | svaniscano |
Imperfect subjunctive (Congiuntivo imperfetto) Regular
The congiuntivo imperfetto is the past of the congiuntivo system after a past matrix clause and in se + congi. imperf. → condizionale with unreal conditions.
Se avessi più tempo, viaggerei ogni mese.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | svanissi |
| tu | svanissi |
| lui/lei | svanisse |
| noi | svanissimo |
| voi | svaniste |
| loro | svanissero |
Other forms
Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo) Irregular
The affirmative imperativo reuses the tu form as 3sg for -are verbs, while other conjugations use the normal tu present. It is the direct command register.
Raccontami com'è andata l'esame.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| tu | svanisci |
| lui/lei | svanisca |
| noi | svaniamo |
| voi | svanite |
| loro | svaniscano |
Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Irregular
Negative commands use non + full infinitive in modern Italian, which is a distinctive rule compared to other Romance languages. Polite or indirect “please don’t” can still soften the tone in context.
Non aprire quella finestra, per favore.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| tu | non svanire |
| lui/lei | non svanisca |
| noi | non svaniamo |
| voi | non svanite |
| loro | non svaniscano |