irritiamo

Irritiamo is the first-person plural present indicative form of the Italian verb irritare, meaning to irritate, annoy, or provoke irritation in someone. The form corresponds to "we irritate" in English.

The verb irritare comes from Latin irritare, related to irritatus, and shares semantic links with related Romance languages. In modern Italian, irritare is transitive and takes a direct object: you irritate someone or something.

Grammatical note: As a regular -are verb, its present indicative conjugation is: io irrito, tu irriti, lui irrita, noi irritiamo, voi irritate, loro irritano. The same spelling irritiamo also appears in the present subjunctive for noi (che noi irritiamo), used in dependent clauses expressing desire, doubt, or possibility; context determines mood.

Usage: Irritare is commonly used to describe physical, emotional, or situational annoyance. It can apply to people, situations, noises, or behavior. In everyday language it is roughly equivalent to the English "to irritate" or "to annoy." Phrases include: "Mi irrita quando arriva tardi," meaning "It irritates me when he arrives late," and "Noi irritiamo spesso i nostri vicini con i nostri scherzi rumorosi" meaning "We often irritate our neighbors with our noisy jokes." "Dobbiamo evitare di irritare gli interlocutori" expresses a warning not to provoke or annoy one's listeners.