esagerano

Esagerano is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Italian verb esagerare, meaning to exaggerate. In this sense, esagerano translates as they exaggerate or they are exaggerating. The form is also the root for other conjugations of esagerare, a regular -are verb.

Morphology and tense

Esagerare follows the standard -are conjugation pattern. For the present tense, the 3rd person plural ending is -ano, giving esagerano. The imperfect 3rd person plural form is esageravano, used to describe habitual or ongoing past actions. Other tenses and moods follow the usual Italian paradigms, but esagerano itself denotes present action.

Usage and nuance

Esagerano is commonly used in everyday Italian to describe multiple subjects who exaggerate at the present moment. It can convey habitual behavior when paired with adverbs like sempre or spesso, or be part of a narrative description of current events. In past narration, speakers typically switch to esageravano to express past habitual exaggeration.

Examples

- Present: Loro esagerano sempre le storie, rendendo gli avvenimenti molto più grandi di quanto siano.

- Imperfect (past): Quando erano bambini, loro esageravano spesso le storie.

See also

Esagerare, the base verb; im-orfeito forms in Italian verbs; present indicative versus imperfect in narration. Esagerano is a typical example of how Italian uses person and tense to express aspect and time in simple verb forms.