entrarono

Entrarono is the third-person plural passato remoto form of entrare, meaning "they entered" or "they went in." It is used to describe completed actions in the past, particularly in literary, historical, or formal narration. In contemporary spoken Italian, the passato prossimo (sono entrati / sono entrate) is more common for past events, while the passato remoto remains common in literature and formal writing.

Etymology and usage context: entrarsi derives from the Latin intrare, sharing the same semantic core as other Italian verbs formed with the -are infinitive class. The passato remoto forms preserve patterns typical of regular -are verbs, though exact usage varies by region and register. In narrative passages, entrano la funzione di segnalare un evento narrativo puntuale nel tempo storico.

Conjugation note: as a regular -are verb in the passato remoto, conjugation for entrarre is: io entrai, tu entraste, lui/lei entrò, noi entrarammo, voi entraste, loro entrarono. The feminine plural subject uses the same form for loro; the form changes only with subject pronouns and gender in other tenses.

Example: Entrarono nella sala senza farsi notare. Translation: They entered the room without being noticed.

See also: entrare; passato remoto; Italian verb conjugation; literary Italian.