coabitare

Coabitare is an Italian verb meaning to inhabit a space together, specifically to live in the same dwelling as another person or group. It can refer to living with family, roommates, partners, or any other shared home arrangement. The term derives from Latin cohabitāre, meaning to inhabit together, formed with co- meaning together and habitare meaning to dwell.

Grammatically, coabitare is a regular -are verb. In the present indicative the forms are io coabito, tu coabiti, lui/lei coabita, noi coabitamo, voi coabitate, loro coabitano. It can be used transitively with a person introduced by con (coabito con mia sorella) or intransitively to indicate sharing a dwelling (due persone coabitano in una casa).

Nuances: coabitare emphasizes the physical sharing of living space. In many contexts, convivere is more common to express living together as a social or relational arrangement; the terms are related but not always interchangeable. In legal or sociocultural discussions in Italy, convivenza or convivenza di fatto is often used to refer to cohabitation with certain rights or recognition.

Translations: in English, coabitare is usually translated as “to cohabit” or “to live together.” In everyday Italian usage, it can describe any situation in which several people share a residence, regardless of romantic partnership.