inseguirono

Inseguirono is the third-person plural form in the passato remoto of the Italian verb inseguire, meaning they pursued or they chased. This tense is used predominantly in literary, historical, or formal narrative to describe completed actions in the distant past; in ordinary speech, speakers more commonly use the passato prossimo, as in hanno inseguito.

Etymology and meaning: Inseguire derives from Latin insequi, formed from in- (toward, intensifier) and sequi (to follow). The sense center shifted from following to actively pursuing or chasing, which is reflected in the modern Italian usage of inseguire and its various conjugations, including the passato remoto form inseguirō, inseguirono for the third person plural.

Conjugation: The passato remoto forms for inseguire follow the regular -ire verb pattern with the stem insegu-. The principal forms are: io inseguì, tu inseguisti, lui inseguì, noi inseguimmo, voi inseguiste, loro inseguirono. The form insegirono is the standard third-person plural in historical or literary contexts.

Usage notes and examples: Inseguono or inseguirono appears in classic or formal texts to convey a completed chase in the past, such as: Durante la battaglia, i soldati inseguirono il nemico per giorni. In contemporary writing, the past tense is typically replaced by the passato prossimo: hanno inseguito il nemico. The scelta between passato remoto and other tenses depends on dialect, register, and historical setting.