accoglievi

Accoglievi is the second-person singular imperfect indicative form of the Italian verb accogliere, meaning you were welcoming or you used to welcome. It is a grammatical form rather than a standalone lexical item and appears in contexts describing past, ongoing, or habitual actions by the subject “tu.”

In terms of conjugation, accoglievi is built from the stem accogli- plus the imperfect ending -evi, following the pattern of -ere verbs in the second-person singular: io accoglievo, tu accoglievi, lui/lei accoglieva, noi accoglievamo, voi accogliestevi, loro accoglievano. The imperfect tense is used to set scenes in the past or to describe repeated actions, often in narrative or descriptive passages. Other related forms of accogliere include the present accogli, the passato prossimo ho accolto, and the gerund accogliendo.

Usage notes: accoglievi is a standard, correct form in formal, literary, or written Italian. In everyday speech, speakers may opt for different constructions to convey the same meaning, such as present-tense or other past tenses depending on context. The form is appropriate when the focus is on a past habit or a background action by the subject addressed as “you.”

See also: accogliere, irregular verb forms in Italian, imperfect indicative.