erano
Erano is primarily an Italian grammatical form. In standard Italian, erano is the imperfect indicative of essere for the third person plural, meaning “they were” or “they used to be.” It is used to describe ongoing past states or habitual actions, as in, “Quando erano giovani, correvano ogni giorno” (When they were young, they used to run every day).
Origin and morphology: The form derives from the Latin imperfect of esse, erant, and follows a regular
Usage notes: Erano appears in narrative and descriptive contexts to set scenes or convey past conditions without
Other uses: Beyond its standard grammatical role, erano does not have a widely recognized meaning as a