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How to Say ‘He retired’ in Italian

È andato in pensione

eh ahn-DAH-toh een pen-SYOH-neh

[eh ahn-DAH-toh een pen-SYOH-neh]

💬 Usage Tip: Verbs of movement like andare use essere "to be" in the past, not avere, and the ending matches the person: è andato for a man, è andata for a woman.

Phrase Breakdown

È andato

eh ahn-DAH-toh

He has gone

This is the passato prossimo of 'andare', which uses 'essere' as its helper verb. Link the words: 'è-an-DA-to'.

Example

È andato a casa.

He went home.

Words in this phrase

[eh]

it was / has been

Form of 'essere' used to say 'it was' in polite follow-up expressions.

Example

È stato davvero utile parlare con te ieri.

It was really useful talking with you yesterday.

andato

[ahn-DAH-toh]

gone

Past participle of 'andare', used with 'essere'.

Example

Lui è andato a Roma.

He went to Rome.

in pensione

een pen-SYOH-neh

into retirement

Together with 'andare', it means 'to retire'.

Example

Mia nonna è in pensione.

My grandmother is retired.

Words in this phrase

[een]

Preposition used to indicate being inside or part of a place or organization.

Example

Uso "in" quando parlo del lavoro in un'organizzazione.

I use "in" when I talk about working in an organization.

pensione

[pen-SYOH-neh]

retirement

In 'andare in pensione', to retire.

Example

Vado in pensione l'anno prossimo.

I'm retiring next year.

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