diventi

Diventi is the second person singular present indicative form of the Italian verb diventare, meaning "to become." It is used to indicate a change of state or the acquisition of a quality in the present. The form is typically used with the subject tu, and the subject pronoun is often omitted in everyday speech because the ending makes the subject clear. For example: Tu diventi molto elegante quando indossi quel vestito.

Conjugation context: The full present tense of diventare is io divento, tu diventi, lui/lei diventa, noi diventiamo, voi diventate, loro diventano. The stress in diventi falls on the second syllable: di-VEN-ti. This form is common in both spoken and written Italian and appears in a wide range of contexts, from everyday description to storytelling and instructions.

Usage notes: Diventi is used to describe current or ongoing change, such as personal growth, progression in a role, or a transformation. It can be followed by adjectives, nouns, or infinitives, as in "diventi bravo" (you become skilled) or "diventi insegnante dopo la laurea" (you become a teacher after graduation). It is generally interchangeable with other verbs expressing change, depending on nuance, but remains the standard present indicative form for the second person singular of diventare.

Related forms: Other present tense forms include io divento, lui diventa; imperatives and other tenses use the corresponding forms of diventare. The verb is commonly used across genres and registers in Italian.