deterioriamo

Deterioriamo is the first-person plural present indicative form of the Italian verb deteriorare, meaning to become worse or to deteriorate. It is used when the subject is "we" and can describe actions that degrade something (transitive) or a state that worsens (intransitive via deteriorarsi).

Conjugation overview: present: io deterioro, tu deteriori, lui/lei deteriora, noi deterioriamo, voi deteriorate, loro deteriorano. The past tense forms include ho deteriorato (I have deteriorated) for transitive use, and si è deteriorato for the intransitive/reflexive sense. The verb belongs to the regular -are conjugation; other tenses are formed accordingly.

Etymology: deteriorare derives from Latin deteriorare, sharing the sense of worsening conditions across languages. The term is widely used in everyday speech as well as formal writing to describe processes or outcomes that become worse over time.

Related forms: deteriorato (past participle/adjective), deterioramento (noun for the process of deterioration), deteriorarsi (reflexive form meaning to deteriorate oneself or a state).

Examples: Se continuiamo a inquinare, deterioriamo l'ambiente. Le condizioni si sono deteriorate rapidamente negli ultimi mesi.