To age, to get old in Italian 🇮🇹

invecchiare info.

Tips to Remember the Verb:
• Associate “invecchiare” with the English word “to age” by thinking of the “vecchio” (old) element inside the word.
• Visualize someone “aging” gracefully and remember that “vecchio” means “old” to help recall its meaning.

Explanations:
• Invecchiare means “to age” or “to get old” and is typically applied to persons, animals, or even objects that show signs of aging.
• The verb is used in its non-reflexive form when referring to the act of aging in general, though you can also find it used reflexively (invecchiarsi) when emphasizing the process occurring to a subject.

Synonyms/Other Ways to Express It:
• Diventare vecchio – “to become old”
• Invecchiarsi – often used in a reflexive construction to emphasize the process of aging

Conjugations of “invecchiare”:

Indicative Present:
 io invecchio – I age
 tu invecchi – you age
 lui/lei invecchia – he/she ages
 noi invecchiamo – we age
 voi invecchiate – you (pl.) age
 loro invecchiano – they age

Passato Prossimo (using essere, agreement in gender and number):
 io sono invecchiato/invecchiata – I have aged
 tu sei invecchiato/invecchiata – you have aged
 lui/lei è invecchiato/invecchiata – he/she has aged
 noi siamo invecchiati/invecchiate – we have aged
 voi siete invecchiati/invecchiate – you (pl.) have aged
 loro sono invecchiati/invecchiate – they have aged

Imperfect (Imperfetto):
 io invecchiavo – I was aging/I used to age
 tu invecchiavi – you were aging
 lui/lei invecchiava – he/she was aging
 noi invecchiavamo – we were aging
 voi invecchiavate – you (pl.) were aging
 loro invecchiavano – they were aging

Future Simple:
 io invecchierò – I will age
 tu invecchierai – you will age
 lui/lei invecchierà – he/she will age
 noi invecchieremo – we will age
 voi invecchierete – you (pl.) will age
 loro invecchieranno – they will age

Conditional Present:
 io invecchierei – I would age
 tu invecchierei – you would age
 lui/lei invecchierebbe – he/she would age
 noi invecchieremmo – we would age
 voi invecchiereste – you (pl.) would age
 loro invecchiererebbero – they would age

Subjunctive Present:
 che io invecchi – that I age
 che tu invecchi – that you age
 che lui/lei invecchi – that he/she ages
 che noi invecchiamo – that we age
 che voi invecchiate – that you (pl.) age
 che loro invecchino – that they age

Examples of Sentences:
1. Mio nonno invecchia con grazia.
 Translation: My grandfather ages gracefully.

2. Sono preoccupato che la mia pelle invecchi troppo in fretta.
 Translation: I am worried that my skin is aging too quickly.

3. Con il passare degli anni, il castello invecchia e acquisisce un fascino antico.
 Translation: Over the years, the castle ages and acquires an antique charm.

4. Se invecchierai bene, sarai un esempio per tutti noi.
 Translation: If you age well, you will be an example for all of us.

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