Documentiamo

Documentiamo is an Italian verb form meaning “we document.” It is the first-person plural present indicative of the verb documentare (to document, to record evidence or information). The same spelling also serves as the first-person plural present subjunctive form in clauses that require the subjunctive mood, so context distinguishes the indicative from the subjunctive.

Grammatical notes: Documentare is a regular -are verb. Present tense forms are: io documento, tu documenti, lui/lei documenta, noi documentiamo, voi documentate, loro documentano. The present subjunctive forms include che io documenti, che tu documenti, che lui documenti, che noi documentiamo, che voi documentiate, che loro documentino. For past actions, the perfect tense is abbiamo documentato (we documented).

Usage: Documentiamo is commonly used to describe collective actions of documenting, recording, or citing information within a group, organization, or project. Example sentences include: Noi documentiamo le fonti per ogni affermazione. È importante che noi documentiamo attentamente i dati. Because the form is identical in the present indicative and the present subjunctive for noi, context and accompanying verbs determine the intended mood.

Etymology and related terms: The form derives from documentare, which itself comes from Latin documentum, meaning a lesson, example, or proof. Related words include documentazione (documentation), documento (document), and documentazione (documentation/data records).

See also: documentare, documentazione, archivio.