essere

Verb

 * 1)  ask
 * 2)  visit
 * 1)  visit

Etymology
, from. The past participle is from.

Verb

 * 1)  to have (done something); to be in the state of having (done something); See Category:Italian verbs taking essere as auxiliary.
 * 2)  to have (done something to oneself/oneselves); to be in the state of having (done something to oneself/oneselves); See Category:Italian reflexive verbs.
 * 3)  to be (done something); to be in the state of being (done something); See Category:Italian transitive verbs.
 * 4)  to be, to exist
 * 5)  to be (present)
 * 6)  to be true
 * 7)  to be
 * 8)  to be
 * 9)  to be
 * 10)  to exist
 * 11)  to be, to consist, to stay, to lay
 * 12)  to live
 * 13)  to have life, to have origin
 * 14)  to occur, to happen, to take place
 * 15)  to be in/at a place; to be in a particular place/position compared to someone/something else
 * 16)  to be in/at a place, to come to a place; to be in/at a particular place/position compared to someone/something else, to come to a particular place/position compared to someone/something else
 * 17)  to be
 * 18)  to be
 * 19)  to be
 * 20)  to be (of)
 * 21)  to be (to do something)
 * 22)  to be (from)
 * 23)  to be (in)
 * 24)  to be (in)
 * 25)  to be able to (do something)
 * 26)  to be (at)
 * 27)  to have
 * 28)  to be (given) to
 * 29)  to be for
 * 30)  to be (almost) ; to be going to
 * 31)  to be with/against; to be on/over; to be between/among
 * 32)  to be; to have
 * 33)  to be
 * 34)  to be
 * 1)  to be true
 * 2)  to be
 * 3)  to be
 * 4)  to be
 * 5)  to exist
 * 6)  to be, to consist, to stay, to lay
 * 7)  to live
 * 8)  to have life, to have origin
 * 9)  to occur, to happen, to take place
 * 10)  to be in/at a place; to be in a particular place/position compared to someone/something else
 * 11)  to be in/at a place, to come to a place; to be in/at a particular place/position compared to someone/something else, to come to a particular place/position compared to someone/something else
 * 12)  to be
 * 13)  to be
 * 14)  to be
 * 15)  to be (of)
 * 16)  to be (to do something)
 * 17)  to be (from)
 * 18)  to be (in)
 * 19)  to be (in)
 * 20)  to be able to (do something)
 * 21)  to be (at)
 * 22)  to have
 * 23)  to be (given) to
 * 24)  to be for
 * 25)  to be (almost) ; to be going to
 * 26)  to be with/against; to be on/over; to be between/among
 * 27)  to be; to have
 * 28)  to be
 * 29)  to be
 * 1)  to live
 * 2)  to have life, to have origin
 * 3)  to occur, to happen, to take place
 * 4)  to be in/at a place; to be in a particular place/position compared to someone/something else
 * 5)  to be in/at a place, to come to a place; to be in/at a particular place/position compared to someone/something else, to come to a particular place/position compared to someone/something else
 * 6)  to be
 * 7)  to be
 * 8)  to be
 * 9)  to be (of)
 * 10)  to be (to do something)
 * 11)  to be (from)
 * 12)  to be (in)
 * 13)  to be (in)
 * 14)  to be able to (do something)
 * 15)  to be (at)
 * 16)  to have
 * 17)  to be (given) to
 * 18)  to be for
 * 19)  to be (almost) ; to be going to
 * 20)  to be with/against; to be on/over; to be between/among
 * 21)  to be; to have
 * 22)  to be
 * 23)  to be
 * 1)  to be in/at a place, to come to a place; to be in/at a particular place/position compared to someone/something else, to come to a particular place/position compared to someone/something else
 * 2)  to be
 * 3)  to be
 * 4)  to be
 * 5)  to be (of)
 * 6)  to be (to do something)
 * 7)  to be (from)
 * 8)  to be (in)
 * 9)  to be (in)
 * 10)  to be able to (do something)
 * 11)  to be (at)
 * 12)  to have
 * 13)  to be (given) to
 * 14)  to be for
 * 15)  to be (almost) ; to be going to
 * 16)  to be with/against; to be on/over; to be between/among
 * 17)  to be; to have
 * 18)  to be
 * 19)  to be
 * 1)  to be in/at a place, to come to a place; to be in/at a particular place/position compared to someone/something else, to come to a particular place/position compared to someone/something else
 * 2)  to be
 * 3)  to be
 * 4)  to be
 * 5)  to be (of)
 * 6)  to be (to do something)
 * 7)  to be (from)
 * 8)  to be (in)
 * 9)  to be (in)
 * 10)  to be able to (do something)
 * 11)  to be (at)
 * 12)  to have
 * 13)  to be (given) to
 * 14)  to be for
 * 15)  to be (almost) ; to be going to
 * 16)  to be with/against; to be on/over; to be between/among
 * 17)  to be; to have
 * 18)  to be
 * 19)  to be
 * 1)  to be
 * 2)  to be
 * 3)  to be
 * 4)  to be (of)
 * 5)  to be (to do something)
 * 6)  to be (from)
 * 7)  to be (in)
 * 8)  to be (in)
 * 9)  to be able to (do something)
 * 10)  to be (at)
 * 11)  to have
 * 12)  to be (given) to
 * 13)  to be for
 * 14)  to be (almost) ; to be going to
 * 15)  to be with/against; to be on/over; to be between/among
 * 16)  to be; to have
 * 17)  to be
 * 18)  to be
 * 1)  to be
 * 2)  to be
 * 3)  to be (of)
 * 4)  to be (to do something)
 * 5)  to be (from)
 * 6)  to be (in)
 * 7)  to be (in)
 * 8)  to be able to (do something)
 * 9)  to be (at)
 * 10)  to have
 * 11)  to be (given) to
 * 12)  to be for
 * 13)  to be (almost) ; to be going to
 * 14)  to be with/against; to be on/over; to be between/among
 * 15)  to be; to have
 * 16)  to be
 * 17)  to be
 * 1)  to be (of)
 * 2)  to be (to do something)
 * 3)  to be (from)
 * 4)  to be (in)
 * 5)  to be (in)
 * 6)  to be able to (do something)
 * 7)  to be (at)
 * 8)  to have
 * 9)  to be (given) to
 * 10)  to be for
 * 11)  to be (almost) ; to be going to
 * 12)  to be with/against; to be on/over; to be between/among
 * 13)  to be; to have
 * 14)  to be
 * 15)  to be
 * 1)  to be (to do something)
 * 2)  to be (from)
 * 3)  to be (in)
 * 4)  to be (in)
 * 5)  to be able to (do something)
 * 6)  to be (at)
 * 7)  to have
 * 8)  to be (given) to
 * 9)  to be for
 * 10)  to be (almost) ; to be going to
 * 11)  to be with/against; to be on/over; to be between/among
 * 12)  to be; to have
 * 13)  to be
 * 14)  to be
 * 1)  to be (in)
 * 2)  to be (in)
 * 3)  to be able to (do something)
 * 4)  to be (at)
 * 5)  to have
 * 6)  to be (given) to
 * 7)  to be for
 * 8)  to be (almost) ; to be going to
 * 9)  to be with/against; to be on/over; to be between/among
 * 10)  to be; to have
 * 11)  to be
 * 12)  to be
 * 1)  to be (in)
 * 2)  to be able to (do something)
 * 3)  to be (at)
 * 4)  to have
 * 5)  to be (given) to
 * 6)  to be for
 * 7)  to be (almost) ; to be going to
 * 8)  to be with/against; to be on/over; to be between/among
 * 9)  to be; to have
 * 10)  to be
 * 11)  to be
 * 1)  to be (at)
 * 2)  to have
 * 3)  to be (given) to
 * 4)  to be for
 * 5)  to be (almost) ; to be going to
 * 6)  to be with/against; to be on/over; to be between/among
 * 7)  to be; to have
 * 8)  to be
 * 9)  to be
 * 1)  to have
 * 2)  to be (given) to
 * 3)  to be for
 * 4)  to be (almost) ; to be going to
 * 5)  to be with/against; to be on/over; to be between/among
 * 6)  to be; to have
 * 7)  to be
 * 8)  to be
 * 1)  to be (given) to
 * 2)  to be for
 * 3)  to be (almost) ; to be going to
 * 4)  to be with/against; to be on/over; to be between/among
 * 5)  to be; to have
 * 6)  to be
 * 7)  to be
 * 1)  to be (almost) ; to be going to
 * 2)  to be with/against; to be on/over; to be between/among
 * 3)  to be; to have
 * 4)  to be
 * 5)  to be
 * 1)  to be; to have
 * 2)  to be
 * 3)  to be
 * 1)  to be; to have
 * 2)  to be
 * 3)  to be
 * 1)  to be; to have
 * 2)  to be
 * 3)  to be
 * 1)  to be
 * 2)  to be
 * 1)  to be
 * 2)  to be
 * 1)  to be
 * 2)  to be
 * 1)  to be
 * 2)  to be
 * 1)  to be
 * 2)  to be
 * 1)  to be
 * 1)  to be
 * 1)  to be
 * 1)  to be
 * 1)  to be
 * 1)  to be
 * 1)  to be
 * 1)  to be
 * 1)  to be
 * 1)  to be
 * 1)  to be
 * 1)  to be
 * 1)  to be
 * 1)  to be
 * 1)  to be
 * 1)  to be
 * 1)  to be
 * 1)  to be
 * 1)  to be
 * 1)  to be
 * 1)  to be
 * 1)  to be
 * 1)  to be
 * 1)  to be
 * 1)  to be
 * 1)  to be
 * 1)  to be
 * 1)  to be
 * 1)  to be
 * 1)  to be
 * 1)  to be
 * 1)  to be
 * 1)  to be
 * 1)  to be
 * 1)  to be
 * 1)  to be
 * 1)  to be
 * 1)  to be

Usage notes

 * The present participle is very rare, and is usually replaced with, the present participle of , or with the present participles of its synonyms. Similarly the past participle  has disappeared, with , the past participle of , being used instead.
 * The verb essere (including all its forms) is the word that occurs most frequently in speech and the most necessary for the expression of thought. It differs from all other verbs because, in its absolute use, it does not determine the subject, but only sets it as existing; used as a copula or as an auxiliary, it only performs the function of introducing the nominal or verbal predicate; it is therefore never, strictly speaking, a true predicate.
 * When stating an amount, for example amount of money to pay for a service, Italian, unlike English, uses the third plural, not third singular . An example would be: "It will be €200”, which in Italian would read "Sono 200 €".

Conjugation
Including lesser-used forms:


 * Truncated apocopic forms exist of many of the above forms:

Noun

 * 1)  being, living
 * 2)  being, living
 * 3)  being
 * 4)  being
 * 5)  being; living; existence; condition
 * 6)  being, condition
 * 7)  being, in good conditions
 * 8)  ready
 * 9)  place, operation
 * 10)  being
 * 11)  being, creature
 * 12)  living being, creature
 * 13)  existence
 * 1)  being
 * 2)  being; living; existence; condition
 * 3)  being, condition
 * 4)  being, in good conditions
 * 5)  ready
 * 6)  place, operation
 * 7)  being
 * 8)  being, creature
 * 9)  living being, creature
 * 10)  existence
 * 1)  being, in good conditions
 * 2)  ready
 * 3)  place, operation
 * 4)  being
 * 5)  being, creature
 * 6)  living being, creature
 * 7)  existence
 * 1)  place, operation
 * 2)  being
 * 3)  being, creature
 * 4)  living being, creature
 * 5)  existence
 * 1)  being
 * 2)  being, creature
 * 3)  living being, creature
 * 4)  existence
 * 1)  living being, creature
 * 2)  existence
 * 1)  existence
 * 1)  existence

Verb

 * 1) * Roman epitaph (uncertain date but after the 4th–5th c. AD)
 * "la"
 * "la"


 * 1) * (8th c.)
 * "la"

- ...tam de facultatem quam et de colonaria familia qui exinde causam cum altero habuerit infra annum prosequat cuius essere debeat...


 * 1) * ' Confessio (mid-9th c. AD)
 * "la"

- Hic enim seritur quod illic metitur nec fas est credi illum lucifluum seculum peccantes recipere in quo tu eum sustinendo dignatus est abitare quem locum retributjonis iustitje essere uoluisti.


 * 1) * Cartulário de San Vicente de Oviedo n.ᵒ6 (AD 905)
 * "la"

- Gundesalvus Nepotiani dum essere pausati in domo istius Gundefredi presentes fuimus.

Etymology
, from.

Verb

 * 1) to be

Etymology
, from.

Verb

 * 1)  to be to exist
 * 2)  to be to occupy a place
 * 1)  to be to occupy a place

Noun

 * 1) being

Etymology
From, from.

Verb

 * 1)  to be

Usage notes

 * Not used as an auxiliary verb.