aderivamo

Aderivamo is the first-person plural imperfect indicative form of the Italian verb aderire. It expresses a past action that was ongoing or habitual, indicating that “we were adhering” or “we used to adhere” to something. The verb aderire is commonly used with a preposition oject, most often followed by a to-infinitive or a noun introduced by a or a to indicate what is being joined or supported (for example, aderire a una causa, aderire al partito, aderire alle regole).

Origine e significato etimologico

The verb aderire comes from Latin adhaerēre, meaning “to stick to” or “to cling to,” built from ad- (toward) and haerēre (to stick). In Italian, aderire retains the sense of attaching oneself to a group, principle, policy, or agreement.

Uso e contesto

Aderivamo is typically used in narrative or descriptive past contexts to describe ongoing alignment with an organization, set of beliefs, or rules over a period of time. It is not a single-point action but a sustained state. In modern Italian, present tense forms like aderiamo convey immediate adherence, while aderivamo situates adherence in the past.

Esempi

Durante la campagna, aderivamo ai principi del manifesto fin dall’inizio. I soci aderivano al nuovo codice etico e ne rispettavano le disposizioni nel corso degli anni.

Note

Aderivamo is often contrasted with passato remoto in literary narration to mark a distant past versus a more recent past, and with aderire in its active sense of joining rather than merely agreeing.

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