essere

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Italian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Vulgar Latin essere, from Latin esse, present active infinitive of sum.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈɛs.se.re/, X-SAMPA: /"Essere/
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  • Hyphenation: ès‧se‧re

Verb [edit]

essere

  1. to be

Conjugation [edit]

  • Note: The present participle is very rare, it is usually replaced with stante (present participle of stare). Similarly the past participle has been totally replaced with the same tense from stare; the archaic form essuto has disappeared[1].

Noun [edit]

essere m (plural esseri)

  1. being

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Anagrams [edit]


Tarantino [edit]

Verb [edit]

essere (intransitive)

  1. to be

Conjugation [edit]

Usage notes [edit]

  • Not used as an auxiliary verb.