Scendere

Scendere is an Italian verb meaning to go down or descend. It is used for physical movement downward, as in scendere le scale (to go down the stairs) or scendere dall'autobus (to get off a bus). It also describes a fall in quantity or level, for example il prezzo è sceso (the price has fallen) or la temperatura è scesa (the temperature has dropped). In idiomatic usage it can express yielding or compromise, as in scendere a compromessi, and entering a competition or taking action, as in scendere in campo.

The verb is intransitive and normally takes the auxiliary essere in compound tenses, with the participle agreeing in gender and number: sono sceso, sei sceso, è sceso; siamo scesi, avete sceso, sono scese. Its present indicative forms are: scendo, scendi, scende, scendiamo, scendete, scendono, and the future forms are scenderò, scenderai, scenderà, scenderemo, scenderete, scenderanno.

Common collocations include scendere da (leave a vehicle, or from a place), scendere di livello (drop a level), and scendere a patti (reach a compromise). The noun discesa denotes the act or result of going down.

Etymology: the Italian verb belongs to the Romance family and is widely used across dialects, sharing conceptual roots with related verbs in other languages that express descent or lowering.