Sorggere

Sorggere is an Italian verb meaning to rise, to arise, to originate, or to appear. It is used for both literal rising (the sun, a building) and figurative emergence (a movement, doubts, a problem). It can also describe the origin or onset of events and phenomena.

Etymology and meaning: Sorgere derives from Latin surgere, “to rise.” In Italian it retains the sense of coming into being or coming into view, whether referring to physical ascent or to ideas, actions, or situations that begin to exist.

Conjugation and forms: Sorgere is an irregular -ere verb with the stem sorg-. In the present indicative the forms are: io sorgo, tu sorgi, lui/lei sorge, noi sorgiamo, voi sorgete, loro sorgono. The imperfect is sorgevo, sorgevi, sorgeva, sorgevamo, sorgevate, sorgevano. The future is sorgerò, sorgerai, sorgerà, sorgeremo, sorgerete, sorgeranno. The past participle is sorto (e.g., il sole è sorto). The gerund is sorgendo. In compound tenses the auxiliary verb normally used is essere, as in il sole è sorto or nuovi problemi sono sorti.

Usage notes: The verb is common in news, geography, meteorology, literature, and everyday speech. It often collocates with both concrete subjects (sunrise, a cathedral rising) and abstract subjects (doubts arising, tensions that have arisen). Distinctions from synonyms exist: emergere emphasizes coming into view or prominence, while nascere focuses on origin or birth; sorgere stresses the moment of appearance or ascent.

See also: emergere, nascere, sorgente.