Interverremmo

Interverremmo is the first-person plural conditional present form of the Italian verb intervenire, meaning “we would intervene.” It is used to express hypothetical actions, actions contingent on a condition, or polite proposals about what could be done under certain circumstances.

Grammatically, interverremmo is derived from the verb intervenire with the stem interverr- plus the personal ending -emmo. The conditional present in Italian is used with verbs in the main clause to indicate what would happen if a condition is met, as opposed to the future tense which states what will happen. Other forms of the same verb in the conditional present include io interverrei, tu interverresti, lui interverrebbe, voi interverreste, loro interverrebbero.

Usage examples illustrate its typical function. Se la situazione peggiorasse, interverremmo subito. (If the situation worsened, we would intervene immediately.) Interverremmo solo se richiesto dal consiglio. (We would intervene only if requested by the council.) In everyday language, interverremmo can soften statements about potential action and is common in political, organizational, and emergency-planning contexts.

Etymology traces intervenire to Latin inter- “between” plus venire “to come,” reflecting the sense of coming in between to effect a change or provide aid. The form interverremmo, like other conditional present forms, shares its stem with the future tense (interverrò, interverrai, etc.) but serves a hypothetical rather than a definite future meaning.