preghano

Preghano is not a standard Italian verb form in contemporary usage. The standard present indicative third-person plural of the verb pregare (to pray or to beg) is pregano. If encountered in texts, preghano is usually a misspelling or an irregular/dialectal variant rather than a recognized form of the modern Italian verb.

The verb pregare derives from Latin precāri, meaning to beg or entreat and to pray. Its present indicative conjugation in standard Italian is: io prego, tu preghi, lui/lei prega, noi preghiamo, voi pregate, loro pregano. The present subjunctive forms are: che io preghi, che tu preghi, che lui/lei preghi, che noi preghiamo, che voi preghiate, che loro preghino. The related noun is preghiera (prayer), and the present participle or gerund is pregando, used in constructions like sto pregando or sta pregando.

Usage notes: in everyday Italian, preghano does not occur as a correct present-tense form; it may appear only as a typographical error or in dialectal orthography. In clauses requiring the subjunctive after verbs of desire, doubt, or necessity, the expected form is preghi or preghino, depending on person and number. When translating to English, preghano would be rendered as “they pray” if treated as the indicative form, or as “they pray” in a hypothetical or reported context if misread as another mood.

See also: pregare, preghiera, preghiera plural.