Italian reference
sfondare
to break down (a door); to break through; to make it big
Regular · 15 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms, with participles and other supplied forms below.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I break down |
| tu | you break down |
| lui/lei | he/she breaks down; you (formal) break down |
| noi | we break down |
| voi | you (plural) break down |
| loro | they break down |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I broke down; I have broken down |
| tu | you broke down; you have broken down |
| lui/lei | he/she broke down; he/she has broken down; you (formal) broke down; you (formal) have broken down |
| noi | we broke down; we have broken down |
| voi | you (plural) broke down; you (plural) have broken down |
| loro | they broke down; they have broken down |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I used to break down |
| tu | you used to break down |
| lui/lei | he/she used to break down; you (formal) used to break down |
| noi | we used to break down |
| voi | you (plural) used to break down |
| loro | they used to break down |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had broken down |
| tu | you had broken down |
| lui/lei | he/she had broken down; you (formal) had broken down |
| noi | we had broken down |
| voi | you (plural) had broken down |
| loro | they had broken down |
Remote past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I broke down |
| tu | you broke down |
| lui/lei | he/she broke down; you (formal) broke down |
| noi | we broke down |
| voi | you (plural) broke down |
| loro | they broke down |
Past anterior
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had broken down (before the next past event) |
| tu | you had broken down (before the next past event) |
| lui/lei | he/she had broken down (before the next past event); you (formal) had broken down (before the next past event) |
| noi | we had broken down (before the next past event) |
| voi | you (plural) had broken down (before the next past event) |
| loro | they had broken down (before the next past event) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will break down |
| tu | you will break down |
| lui/lei | he/she will break down; you (formal) will break down |
| noi | we will break down |
| voi | you (plural) will break down |
| loro | they will break down |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will have broken down |
| tu | you will have broken down |
| lui/lei | he/she will have broken down; you (formal) will have broken down |
| noi | we will have broken down |
| voi | you (plural) will have broken down |
| loro | they will have broken down |
Conditional
Present conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would break down |
| tu | you would break down |
| lui/lei | he/she would break down; you (formal) would break down |
| noi | we would break down |
| voi | you (plural) would break down |
| loro | they would break down |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would have broken down |
| tu | you would have broken down |
| lui/lei | he/she would have broken down; you (formal) would have broken down |
| noi | we would have broken down |
| voi | you (plural) would have broken down |
| loro | they would have broken down |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I break down |
| tu | (that) you break down |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she breaks down; (that) you (formal) break down |
| noi | (that) we break down |
| voi | (that) you (plural) break down |
| loro | (that) they break down |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I have broken down |
| tu | (that) you have broken down |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she has broken down; (that) you (formal) have broken down |
| noi | (that) we have broken down |
| voi | (that) you (plural) have broken down |
| loro | (that) they have broken down |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I broke down |
| tu | (that) you broke down |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she broke down; (that) you (formal) broke down |
| noi | (that) we broke down |
| voi | (that) you (plural) broke down |
| loro | (that) they broke down |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I had broken down |
| tu | (that) you had broken down |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she had broken down; (that) you (formal) had broken down |
| noi | (that) we had broken down |
| voi | (that) you (plural) had broken down |
| loro | (that) they had broken down |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | break down! |
| lui/lei | break down! (formal) |
| noi | let's break down! |
| voi | break down! (plural) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
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