Camminiamo

Camminiamo is the first-person plural present indicative form of the Italian verb camminare, meaning "we walk" or "we are walking." It is used to describe a current action or a general habit and is often understood without an explicit subject, since Italian verb endings convey person and number.

Camminare is a regular -are verb. Its present tense forms are: io cammino, tu cammini, lui/lei cammina, noi camminiamo, voi camminate, loro camminano. The infinitive is camminare. In compound tenses, the auxiliary verb most commonly used is avere, as in ho camminato (I walked). The future tense forms are camminerò, camminerai, camminerà, cammineremo, camminerete, cammineranno, and the imperfect is camminavo, camminavi, camminava, camminavamo, camminavate, camminavano.

Usage notes: camminiamo can describe physical walking, such as moving on foot, or be used metaphorically to indicate progress or a course of action, for example "Camminiamo insieme verso un obiettivo" (We are walking together toward a goal). It is common in everyday speech and in writing to express plans or intentions using the present tense, sometimes with adverbs indicating future time (domani, presto).

Etymology and cognates: camminare derives from the Italian lexicon and shares its root with cammino, meaning path or way. It is cognate with related verbs in other Romance languages, such as Spanish caminar and Portuguese caminhar, reflecting a common heritage related to movement along a path.

See also: Italian verb conjugation, cammino, camminare in literature and songs.