essere

See also: èssere

Italian

Etymology

From Latin esse (infinitve of Latin sum), from Proto-Italic *ezom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti (I am, I exist).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛs.se.re/, [ˈɛs̪s̪er̺e]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛssere
  • Stress: èssere
  • Hyphenation: es‧se‧re

Verb

essere

  1. (intransitive, indicating existence, identity, location, or state) to be, to stay
  2. (auxiliary, used to form composite past tense of many intransitive verbs) to have (done something); to be in the state of having (done something); See Category:Italian verbs taking essere as auxiliary.
  3. (impersonal, of a duration of time since an event) to have passed

Usage notes

  • The present participle essente is very rare, and is usually replaced with stante, the present participle of stare. Similarly the past participle essuto has disappeared, with stato, the past participle of stare, being used instead.[1]

Conjugation

Synonyms

Noun

essere m (plural esseri)

  1. being

References

Anagrams


Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin sum, from Proto-Italic *ezom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti (I am, I exist).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈesseɾe/

Verb

essere

  1. (intransitive) to be (to exist)
    Eo so su chi soI am who I am (literally, “I am that which I am”)
  2. (intransitive) to be (to occupy a place)
    Est in Tatari[He] is in Sassari

Noun

essere ? (please provide plural)

  1. being
    sos esseres umanos[the] human beings

Tarantino

Verb

essere

  1. (intransitive) to be

Usage notes

  • Not used as an auxiliary verb.

Conjugation

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