piangere

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Italian

Alternative forms

  • piagnere (archaic or regional, mostly poetic)

Etymology

From Latin plangō, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂k-. Compare Spanish plañir, Catalan plànyer, Romanian plânge, French plaindre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpjan.d͡ʒe.re/
  • Rhymes: -andʒere
  • Hyphenation: piàn‧ge‧re
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Verb

piàngere (first-person singular present piàngo, first-person singular past historic piànsi, past participle piànto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to weep, cry
    Synonym: (obsolete, poetic) plorare

Conjugation

    Conjugation of piàngere (root-stressed -ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
infinitive piàngere
auxiliary verb avére gerund piangèndo
present participle piangènte past participle piànto
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present piàngo piàngi piànge piangiàmo piangéte piàngono
imperfect piangévo piangévi piangéva piangevàmo piangevàte piangévano
past historic piànsi piangésti piànse piangémmo piangéste piànsero
future piangerò piangerài piangerà piangerémo piangeréte piangerànno
conditional io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present piangerèi piangerésti piangerèbbe, piangerébbe piangerémmo piangeréste piangerèbbero, piangerébbero
subjunctive che io che tu che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa che noi che voi che loro, che essi/che esse
present piànga piànga piànga piangiàmo piangiàte piàngano
imperfect piangéssi piangéssi piangésse piangéssimo piangéste piangéssero
imperative — tu Lei noi voi Loro
piàngi piànga piangiàmo piangéte piàngano
negative imperative non piàngere non piànga non piangiàmo non piangéte non piàngano

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Further reading

  • piangere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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