alzavate

Alzavate is the second-person plural imperfect indicative form of the Italian verb alzare, meaning to raise, lift, or elevate. The form corresponds to voi alzavate and is used to describe past actions that were ongoing or habitual, commonly appearing in narrative or descriptive contexts.

In standard Italian, the imperfect tense expresses activities that were in progress in the past, routines, or scenes set in time before another past event. Example usage: Voi alzavate le mani ogni volta che era il momento. The imperfect can contrast with the passato prossimo, which would indicate a completed action (avete alzato) rather than a continuing or repeated past action.

The verb alzare has broad usage, encompassing both physical lifting and figurative meanings (for example, alzare una bandiera, to raise a flag; alzare la voce, to raise one’s voice; alzare lo sguardo, to lift one’s gaze). Its conjugation includes present forms (alz o, alzi, alza), past tenses (ho alzato, ho alzato), and other relatives such as alzava, alzavate, and alzavano in various historical or regional registers.

Alzavate is not a noun or a proper noun in standard Italian; it is strictly a verb form. In some dialects or in older literary styles, verb forms may differ in cadence or usage, but in modern Italian the form is recognized as the voi imperfect of alzare. See also related verbs and common phrases built from alzare.