colpiscono

Colpiscono is the third-person plural form of the Italian verb colpire in the present indicative. Colpire is a transitive verb meaning to strike or hit a target, and it can be used both in literal physical sense and in a figurative or metaphorical sense to indicate affecting or influencing someone or something. The form colpiscono is used when the subject is plural (they strike, they hit, they affect).

Etymology and form: Colpire derives from the Latin root related to the idea of a blow or impact, linked to the noun colpo (blow). The verb belongs to the first two conjugations of -ire verbs with the -isc- pattern in several present-tense forms (io colpisco, tu colpisci, lui colpisce, noi colpiamo, voi colpite, loro colpiscono), with colpiscono serving as the present indicative for they.

Usage: Colpiscono can describe physical actions such as weapons, weather events, or accidents, as in La tempesta colpisce la costa (The storm is hitting the coast). It is also used in figurative sense to express impact on people, groups, or ideas, for example Le nuove normative colpiscono soprattutto le piccole imprese (The new regulations especially affect small businesses) and L’annuncio colpisce l’opinione pubblica (The announcement affects public opinion). The term is common in journalism, narration, and discourse where a plural subject performs the action.

See also: Colpire, colpo, colpito. The verb is regularly conjugated in present, past, and other tenses, with its past participle being colpito, used in compound tenses.