leggono

Leggono is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Italian verb leggere. It translates to "they read" in English and is used to describe an action performed by multiple subjects in the present.

Leggere is an irregular -ere verb. The present tense forms are: io leggo, tu leggi, lui/lei legge, noi leggiamo, voi leggete, loro leggono. The past participle is letto, and the gerund is leggendo. The imperfect is leggevo, leggevi, leggeva, leggevamo, leggevate, leggevano; the passato prossimo is formed with avere and is hanno letto. The future tense is leggerò, leggerai, leggerà, leggeremo, leggerete, leggeranno. The present subjunctive forms include legga for singular and leggano for plural; the imperative forms are leggi (tu), legga (Lei), leggiamo, leggete, leggano.

Originating from Latin legere, leggere is a common Italian verb. Leggono appears frequently in narrative and conversation to indicate that multiple subjects are reading something, for example "I ragazzi leggono un libro" or "Stanno leggendo i documenti." The verb is connected to related words such as lettura (reading) and lettore (reader).