Kilo Lingo

/di.βerˈtir.se/

Line drawing of divertirse
Coloured illustration of divertirse
#1591 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

to have fun, to enjoy oneself

Word origin

Reflexive of divertir, from Latin divertere ('to turn aside, to turn away'), from di- plus vertere ('to turn'). The leisure sense developed from turning the mind away from cares.

Origin
Latin
Root
divertere
English cognates
divert, diverse

Grammar

Verb type-ir irregular (e>ie/i)
ReflexiveYes

Conjugation

Regular spanish-stem-changing conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yodiviertodivertídivertíadivertirédivertiría
diviertesdivertistedivertíasdivertirásdivertirías
él/ella/ud.diviertedivirtiódivertíadivertirádivertiría
nos.divertimosdivertimosdivertíamosdivertiremosdivertiríamos
vos.divertísdivertisteisdivertíaisdivertiréisdivertiríais
ellos/uds.diviertendivirtierondivertíandivertirándivertirían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yodiviertadivirtieradivirtiese
diviertasdivirtierasdivirtieses
él/ella/ud.diviertadivirtieradivirtiese
nos.divirtamosdivirtiéramosdivirtiésemos
vos.divirtáisdivirtieraisdivirtieseis
ellos/uds.diviertandivirtierandivirtiesen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
divierte
ud.divierta
nosotrosdivirtamos
vosotrosdivertid
uds.diviertan

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
divirtiendo
Past participle
divertido

Examples

María.

We had a lot of fun at María's party.

divierten .

The children have fun playing in the park.

diviertas .

I hope you enjoy yourself on your trip.

.

I had a lot of fun watching that film.

divertirnos .

We are going to have fun tonight.

Where this fits

Add to review queue

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

Go to my review queue

Spanish · Free printables

divertirse: worksheet, infographic and listicle

Free printable study downloads for the Spanish word "divertirse" (to have fun, to enjoy oneself): a worksheet with the answer key built in, an infographic, and a sentence listicle. Open any one to view, print or save.

Free for members

The printable worksheets, infographics and PDFs are free with an account. Start a free week and download as many as you like.

Start your free week

This word is part of lesson 32.