Verremmo

Verremmo is the first-person plural form of the Italian verb venire in the conditional mood, meaning "we would come." It is an irregular form; the conditional forms of venire are verrei, verresti, verrebbe, verremmo, verreste, verrebbero, with verremmo standing for the nosotros/we form in the conditional.

Form and usage notes: verremmo shares the stem verr- with other conjugations of venire in the future and conditional tenses. It is used to express hypothetical or contingent actions, or to make polite offers and invitations. For example, "Se avessimo tempo, verremmo volentieri" translates as "If we had time, we would gladly come." It can also soften requests or statements about possible actions, as in "Verremmo se non fosse un problema," meaning "We would come if it weren’t a problem."

Distinctions: verremmo is distinct from verremo, the future indicative form meaning "we will come." The two moods convey different degrees of certainty and modality: the former is conditional and hypothetical, the latter is definite and forward-looking. Verremmo also contrasts with other conditional forms such as verrei (I would come) and verrebbe (he/she would come), which share the same irregular stem but differ by person.

Origin and grammar: verremmo results from the stem verr- derived from venire, combined with the standard conditional endings used for irregular verbs in Italian. It is commonly found in polite speech, hypothetical statements, and offers.

See also: venire, condizionale (italian conditional mood). Verremmo remains a key example of an irregular conditional form in Italian conjugation.