comporti
Comporti is a grammatical form in Italian that can appear in two different verb paradigms depending on context. It is associated with the non-reflexive verb comportare (to bear, to entail) in its second-person singular present indicative, tu comporti, and with the reflexive verb comportarsi (to behave oneself) in the second-person singular present indicative when the clitic ti is used, as in tu ti comporti. In practice, the full reflexive form is ti comporti, while the non-reflexive form appears as part of the transitive verb’s paradigm.
The verb parent of the form is comportare, which derives from Latin conportare or portare, meaning to
- Non-reflexive comportare (present indicative): io comporto, tu comporti, lui/lei comporta, noi comportiamo, voi comportate, loro comportano.
- Reflexive comportarsi (present indicative): io mi comporto, tu ti comporti, lui si comporta, noi ci comportiamo,
The form tu comporti (non-reflexive) and tu ti comporti (reflexive) are both valid in their respective paradigms,
Comportarsi expresses behavior in social contexts, with bene or male indicating quality of conduct. Comportare and