pesano

Pesano is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Italian verb pesare, meaning they weigh. It is used when the subject is plural and refers to the act of having weight or being measured on a scale. For example: “I pacchi pesano due chili” (The packages weigh two kilos) or “Le mele pesano molto” (The apples weigh a lot).

Pesare is a regular -are verb. Its present tense forms are peso, pesi, pesa, pesiamo, pesate, pesano. Other common forms include passato prossimo: hanno pesato; imperfect: pesavano; future: peseranno; and conditional: peserebbero. The action of weighing can be transitive, taking a direct object in the sense of something being weighed (the subject weighs a given amount), or in contexts such as a balance or scale where the result is stated.

In addition to its literal meaning, pesare can be used figuratively to express burden or importance, as in phrases that convey how heavy a situation feels or how much significance something carries. The noun peso, related to the verb, denotes weight or burden and is also used as a unit of measure in everyday language.

In ordinary usage, weight is often discussed with numerical values (e.g., “pesano due chili”). In scientific contexts, Italian differentiates peso (weight) from massa (mass), with pesare referring to weight as measured by a scale or balance rather than intrinsic mass alone.