fermiamo

FermiAmo is the first person plural present indicative form of the Italian verb fermare, meaning to stop, halt, or suspend movement or activity. It is used with the subject noi to describe stopping something, for example a vehicle, a process, or an action.

Morphology and usage notes: The form fermiamo is used in the present tense to express “we stop” (transitively, with a direct object, as in noi fermiamo la macchina) or, in certain contexts, as the present subjunctive for noi (che noi fermiamo). The verb fermare has several related forms and meanings, including to arrest, to halt, to curb, or to pause. It appears in common phrases such as fermare un veicolo, fermare il traffico, or fermare un’attività.

Etymology and relatives: Fermare derives from a root linked to the idea of making firm or fixing in place, with influences from Latin roots such as firmāre, which means to strengthen or establish. Related forms include the adjective fermo (firm, fixed), the noun fermata (stop, stopover, bus stop), and the noun fermata or il fermo in legal or administrative senses. The base word also appears in expressions like fermare la corsa, fermare il tempo, or fermarsi, the reflexive form meaning “to stop oneself.”

Usage notes: In everyday Italian, fermare is versatile and used across transportation, schedules, and figurative contexts (fermare una discussione, fermare una perdita di tempo). The exact nuance—physical stopping, delaying, or halting progress—depends on the object and construction. The form fermiAmo appears primarily in present tense constructions for noi, with the same spelling also serving as the present subjunctive for noi.