Divertirsi Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Italian

divertirsi — to have fun, to enjoy oneself — is one of the verbs you will use every day in Italian. It is a reflexive, regular -ire verb, and it comes up in conversation, at work and at home. It is the reflexive verb for having fun or enjoying oneself, and it is completely regular. Every form carries a reflexive pronoun, and the passato prossimo is formed with essere, as it is for all reflexive verbs. It is the verb for a good evening out. On this page you will find divertirsi in real sentences, grouped by meaning and tense, two short texts that show it in context, the mistakes learners actually make with it, and a ten-question quiz with explained answers. Start with the examples, say them aloud, and then test yourself. The full conjugation tables are on the divertirsi conjugation page, and the deep dive into its most practised tense is on the divertirsi passato prossimo tense page.

Example sentences with divertirsi

In the present tense

  • “Io mi diverto ogni giorno.” — “I have fun”
  • “Tu ti diverti ogni giorno.” — “You have fun”
  • “Lui si diverte ogni giorno.” — “He has fun”
  • “Noi ci divertiamo ogni giorno.” — “We have fun”
  • “Voi vi divertite ogni giorno.” — “You have fun”
  • “Loro si divertono ogni giorno.” — “They have fun”

In the passato prossimo

  • “Io mi sono divertito questa settimana.” — “I have had fun”
  • “Tu ti sei divertito questa settimana.” — “You have had fun”
  • “Lui si è divertito questa settimana.” — “He has had fun”
  • “Noi ci siamo divertito questa settimana.” — “We have had fun”
  • “Voi vi siete divertito questa settimana.” — “You have had fun”
  • “Loro si sono divertito questa settimana.” — “They have had fun”

In other tenses

The same verb in the imperfect, the future, the conditional, the present subjunctive and the imperative — the tenses that complete the picture. All forms come from the verified tables.

  • “Io mi divertivo una volta.” — “I used to have fun”
  • “Tu ti divertirai domani.” — “You will have fun”
  • “Lui si divertirebbe un giorno.” — “He would have fun”
  • “È importante che noi ci divertiamo.” — “It is important that we have fun”
  • “Divertiti!” — “Have fun!”

How divertirsi is used

The first thing to know about divertirsi is its core meaning: to have fun, to enjoy oneself. It is the reflexive verb for having fun or enjoying oneself, and it is completely regular. Every form carries a reflexive pronoun, and the passato prossimo is formed with essere, as it is for all reflexive verbs. It is the verb for a good evening out. In everyday speech it appears most often in the present and the passato prossimo, the two tenses on this page, because most of what we say is either what we do every day or what we have just done. Learn those two tenses first and the rest of the conjugation becomes a matter of adding forms one at a time. The second thing to know is the company divertirsi keeps. The present io form is mi diverto, and it pairs naturally with the time words ogni giorno and sempre for habits, and with adesso for what is happening right now. The passato prossimo io form is mi sono divertito, and it pairs with ieri and questa settimana for finished actions. When you learn a verb form, learn its time words with it, and choosing the tense becomes automatic. The third thing to know is what divertirsi does not do. It never appears as a bare infinitive after a subject pronoun — after io you need mi diverto, never divertirsi. It never takes the wrong auxiliary in the perfect tenses: the passato prossimo is mi sono divertito, built with essere, and the other auxiliary does not belong here. And its participle divertito is given in the masculine singular form in the tables, with agreement depending on the sentence, not on the verb table.

Divertirsi in context

Io mi diverto ogni giorno. Tu ti diverti ogni giorno. Lui si diverte ogni giorno. Noi ci divertiamo ogni giorno. That is a normal part of the routine, and that is why the present of divertirsi is the first form worth learning. Each sentence uses a different person, so read them aloud and notice how the form changes — mi diverto, ti diverti, si diverte, ci divertiamo — while the meaning stays the same: to have fun, to enjoy oneself. Io mi sono divertito questa settimana. Tu ti sei divertito questa settimana. Lui si è divertito questa settimana. Noi ci siamo divertito questa settimana. That was a normal day, but it is exactly on days like this that the passato prossimo of divertirsi appears constantly: a finished action, a precise moment, and the story goes on. Compare these sentences with the present ones above: the verb changes tense, but the basic meaning — to have fun, to enjoy oneself — does not change. That is the difference between a habit and a finished event.

Common mistakes

1. Using the infinitive instead of a conjugated form

✗ Wrong: “Io divertirsi.”

✓ Right: “Io mi diverto ogni giorno.”

The infinitive divertirsi never takes a subject. After io you need the conjugated present form mi diverto.

2. Using the wrong person

✗ Wrong: “Io ti diverti.”

✓ Right: “Io mi diverto ogni giorno.”

ti diverti is the tu form, not the io form. The io form is mi diverto — check the person before you write the form.

3. Using the present for a finished past action

✗ Wrong: “Io mi diverto ieri.”

✓ Right: “Io mi sono divertito questa settimana.”

Ieri points to the past, so use the passato prossimo mi sono divertito here, not the present mi diverto.

4. Mixing up the auxiliary

✗ Wrong: “Io ho divertito.”

✓ Right: “Io mi sono divertito questa settimana.”

divertirsi takes essere in the passato prossimo. The io form is mi sono divertito — the other auxiliary never belongs with this verb.

Quiz: test yourself

Ten questions on divertirsi across the tenses. Answers with explanations follow each question.

  1. What is the tu form of divertirsi in the Present indicative?

    • A) mi diverto
    • B) ti diverti
    • C) si diverte
    • D) ci divertiamo

  2. What is the io form of divertirsi in the Present perfect (passato prossimo)?

    • A) ti sei divertito
    • B) si è divertito
    • C) mi sono divertito
    • D) ci siamo divertito

  3. What is the lui/lei form of divertirsi in the Imperfect?

    • A) mi divertivo
    • B) ti divertivi
    • C) ci divertivamo
    • D) si divertiva

  4. What is the noi form of divertirsi in the Future?

    • A) ci divertiremo
    • B) mi divertirò
    • C) ti divertirai
    • D) si divertirà

  5. What is the tu form of divertirsi in the Conditional?

    • A) mi divertirei
    • B) ti divertiresti
    • C) si divertirebbe
    • D) ci divertiremmo

  6. What is the io form of divertirsi in the Passato remoto?

    • A) ti divertisti
    • B) si divertì
    • C) mi divertii
    • D) ci divertimmo

  7. What is the noi form of divertirsi in the Present subjunctive?

    • A) mi diverta
    • B) ti diverta
    • C) si diverta
    • D) ci divertiamo

  8. What is the gerund of divertirsi?

    • A) divertendosi
    • B) divertito
    • C) divertirsi
    • D) mi diverto

  9. What is the past participle of divertirsi?

    • A) divertendosi
    • B) divertito
    • C) divertirsi
    • D) mi diverto

  10. What does divertirsi mean in English?

  • A) to explain
  • B) to answer
  • C) to have fun, to enjoy oneself
  • D) to ask

Answer key

  1. B) ti diverti — the correct form is ti diverti. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  2. C) mi sono divertito — the correct form is mi sono divertito. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  3. D) si divertiva — the correct form is si divertiva. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  4. A) ci divertiremo — the correct form is ci divertiremo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  5. B) ti divertiresti — the correct form is ti divertiresti. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  6. C) mi divertii — the correct form is mi divertii. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  7. D) ci divertiamo — the correct form is ci divertiamo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  8. A) divertendosi — the correct form is divertendosi. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  9. B) divertito — the correct form is divertito. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  10. C) to have fun, to enjoy oneself — the correct form is to have fun, to enjoy oneself. The other options are other forms of the same verb.

Frequently asked questions

What does divertirsi mean in English?

divertirsi means “to have fun, to enjoy oneself”. You use it whenever you talk about to have fun, to enjoy oneself in Italian, in the present, the past and the future.

Is divertirsi regular or irregular?

divertirsi is regular. divertirsi is regular: every form follows the standard -ire endings, so once you know the pattern you can build every tense from the stem.

What are the gerund and past participle of divertirsi?

The gerund is divertendosi and the past participle is divertito. The perfect tenses use essere + divertito.

Where can I see the full conjugation of divertirsi?

On the divertirsi conjugation page — every tense, every person, with tables. The divertirsi passato prossimo tense page goes deeper into its most practised tense.

Pronunciation

Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for divertirsi, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one.

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