Scompaiono

Scompaiono is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Italian verb scomparire, meaning to disappear or vanish. It is used when referring to multiple subjects that disappear, vanish, or cease to be visible in a given context. The verb is intransitive and typically combines with essere in compound tenses.

Etymology and meaning: scomparire is formed from the verb comparire (to appear) with a prefix s- that signals negation or reversal. The sense is effectively “to stop appearing” or “to cease to be seen.” The form scompaiono specifically denotes they disappear in the present tense.

Usage: scompaiono can describe physical disappearance, such as objects or people becoming unseen, as well as metaphorical disappearances, like memories or figures fading from a scene. It appears across narrative, journalistic, and conversational Italian. In compound tenses, the appropriate auxiliary essere is used, agreeing in gender and number with the subject.

Conjugation (present and common related forms): Present indicative forms are Io scompaio, Tu scompari, Lui/Lei scompare, Noi scompariamo, Voi scomparite, Loro scompaiono. The passato prossimo is formed with essere: sono scomparso/a, sei scomparso/a, è scomparso/a, siamo scomparsi/e, siete scomparsi/e, sono scomparsi/e. Other common tenses include imperfect: scomparivo, scomparivi, scompariva, scomparivamo, scomparivate, scomparivano; and the subjunctive present: scompaiano; imperfect: scomparissi.