Infinitive: esse (N); essa (S)
Present Participle: issendu
Past Participle: statu
Forms specific for either Northern or Southern dialects are marked the following way:
(N): Northern dialects
(S): Southern dialects
esse. From Latin -essere*.
Dialectal variants of the infinitive:
essa (Vero, Aullène, Sant'Andréa d'Orcino);
esse (San Giovanni di Moriani, Olmi Capella);
Indicative
Present
| Sg.1 | sò; socu (S) |
| Sg.2 | sì (N); sè (S) |
| Sg.3 | (h)è; ghjè |
| Pl.1 | simu (N); semu (S); semi (S) |
| Pl.2 | site (N); seti (S) |
| Pl.3 | sò |
Imperfect
| Sg.1 | era; eru (S) |
| Sg.2 | eri |
| Sg.3 | era |
| Pl.1 | eramu; erami (S) |
| Pl.2 | erate (N); erati (S) |
| Pl.3 | eranu (N); erani (S) |
Preterite
| Sg.1 | fubbi; fui |
| Sg.2 | fusti |
| Sg.3 | fù; fubbe (N); fubbi (S) |
| Pl.1 | fubbimu; fuimu; fubbimi (S); fuimi (S) |
| Pl.2 | fuste (N); fusti (S) |
| Pl.3 | fubbenu (N); fubbinu (S); fubbini (S) |
Future
| Sg.1 | seraghju (N); saraghju (S) |
| Sg.2 | serai (N); serè (N); sarai (S); sarè (S) |
| Sg.3 | serà (N); sarà (S) |
| Pl.1 | seremu (N); saremu (S); saremi (S) |
| Pl.2 | serete (N); sareti (S) |
| Pl.3 | seranu (N); sarani (S) |
Subjunctive
Present
| Sg.1 | sia (N); sii (S); sichi (S) |
| Sg.2 | sia (N); sii (S); sichi (S) |
| Sg.3 | sia (N); sii (S); sichi (S) |
| Pl.1 | siamu (N); siimu (S); siimi (S); sichimu (S); sichimi (S) |
| Pl.2 | siate (N); siiti (S); sichiti (S) |
| Pl.3 | sianu (N); siini (S); sichini (S) |
Imperfect
| Sg.1 | fussi |
| Sg.2 | fussi |
| Sg.3 | fussi |
| Pl.1 | fussimu; fussimi (S) |
| Pl.2 | fussite (N); fussiti (S) |
| Pl.3 | fussinu (N); fussini (S) |
Conditional
| Sg.1 | seria (N); serebbi (N); sariu (S); saria (S); sarebbi (S) |
| Sg.2 | serii (N); seristi (N); seresti (N); sarii (S); saristi (S); saresti (S) |
| Sg.3 | seria (N); serebbe (N); saria (S); sarebbi (S) |
| Pl.1 | seriamu (N); serebbimu (N); sariamu (S); sariami (S); sarebbimu (S); sarebbimi (S) |
| Pl.2 | seriate (N); seriste (N); sereste (N); sariati (S); saristi (S); saresti (S) |
| Pl.3 | serianu (N); serebbenu (N); sariani (S); sarebbini (S) |
Imperative
| Sg.2 | sia (N); sii (S); sichi (S) |
| Pl.1 | siamu (N); siimu (S); siimi (S); sichimu (S); sichimi (S) |
| Pl.2 | siate (N); siiti (S); sichiti (S) |
Translations
Sample Sentences
Etymology
Inherited from Early Medieval Latin essere, from Inherited from Latin esse. Compare Italian essere, French être. See: Latin '
sum', Latin '
sum', Italian '
essere', French '
être'.