esserci

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛs.ser.t͡ʃi/
  • Rhymes: -ɛssertʃi
  • Hyphenation: ès‧ser‧ci

Verb

èsserci (pronominal, first-person singular present ci sóno, first-person singular past historic ci fùi, past participle stàto, first-person singular imperfect ci èro, first-person singular future ci sarò, first-person singular subjunctive ci sìa, first-person singular imperfect subjunctive ci fóssi, second-person singular imperative sìici, auxiliary èssere)

  1. there (to) be
  2. to take place; to occur (of an event, phenomenon, etc.)
    Quando c'è la lezione?
    When is class?
    (literally, “When will the lesson take place?”)
  3. (intransitive) to exist or take place [+ tra (two people) = between] (of an amorous relationship)
    Synonym: intercorrere
    Non c'era niente tra di loro.
    They were not together [romantically].
    (literally, “There was nothing [romantic] between them.”)
  4. to live; to be alive
    Papà non c'è più.
    Dad is no longer alive.
    (literally, “Dad is not there any more.”)
  5. to reach a goal; to make it
    Dai che ci sei!
    Come on now that you'll make it!
    Non ci siamo.
    It is not quite there.[1]
  6. to understand; to get it

Conjugation

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References
  1. "It" could alternatively be replaced with "we" or "you" in translation. The sentence expresses that the project, development, etc. has not been successful or is not quite good enough.

Anagrams
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