Esageravate

Esageravate is the second person plural imperfect form of the Italian verb esagerare, meaning to exaggerate. In Italian grammar, esagerare is a regular first-conjugation verb (-are). The imperfect (imperfetto) tense describes ongoing or habitual actions in the past, or setting a scene in narrative.

Conjugation note: for esagerare, the imperfect endings are -avo, -avi, -ava, -avamo, -avate, -avano. Therefore, you (plural) use esageravate to indicate that you all used to exaggerate or were exaggerating over a period in the past. For example: Voi esageravate sempre quando raccontavate i vostri viaggi. This signals a habitual past action rather than a single, completed event.

Usage and nuance: esageravate is commonly employed in storytelling, dialogue, and descriptive prose to convey past habits, exaggerated descriptions, or recurring behavior among a group. It can carry a range of tones from neutral to critical, depending on context and accompanying language.

Relation to related forms: as a regular -are verb, esagerare follows standard conjugation patterns, with esagero (I exaggerate), esageri (you exaggerate), esagera (he/she exaggerates), esageriamo (we exaggerate), esagerate (you all exaggerate), esagerano (they exaggerate). The imperfect esageravate contrasts with the present esagerate and the passato prossimo esagerato, which denotes a completed past action.

Notes: esageravate is not a standalone noun or proper noun; it is a grammatical form. Its interpretation depends on the surrounding sentence and temporal context within Italian discourse.