Lavorano

Lavorano is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Italian verb lavorare, meaning to work. It is used to describe actions performed by a group of people or by an unspecified plural subject, and can be translated as they work or they are working depending on context.

Lavorare is a regular −are verb. In the present indicative, its endings follow the pattern: io lavoro, tu lavori, lui/lei lavora, noi lavoriamo, voi lavorate, loro lavorano. The form lavorano appears specifically for the third-person plural. Because Italian often omits subject pronouns, lavorano is commonly used without an explicit subject when the context identifies the group involved.

Beyond the present tense, lavorare forms other tenses with standard endings. The imperfect is lavoravano, the future is lavoreranno, and the present perfect (passato prossimo) is hanno lavorato. The verb’s past participle is lavorato, which combines with avere to form compound tenses (e.g., hanno lavorato).

Usage notes include that lavorano can appear in various registers—from formal writing to everyday speech. It can describe ongoing activities (Loro lavorano in ufficio ora) or habitual actions (I dipendenti lavorano molte ore). The noun related terms include lavoro (work), lavoratore/lavoratrice (worker), and lavoro is also used in compound expressions such as lavorare a tempo pieno or lavorare di prima mattina.

Etymology traces lavorare to Latin laborare, itself from labor, meaning toil or effort, a lineage that yields modern Italian vocabulary related to work and industry.