pulirono

Pulirono is the third-person plural form of the Italian verb pulire in the passato remoto, the simple past tense used mainly in literary or formal contexts. It translates to "they cleaned" in English and is typically found in historical narratives or classic prose.

In modern Italian, the passato remoto—especially for -ire verbs like pulire—is rarely used in everyday speech. Speakers more commonly use the passato prossimo (hanno pulito) or, in some regional varieties, the imperfect (pulivano) or other tenses. Pulirono thus tends to appear in literature, journalism quoting older texts, or formal writing.

Morphology and related forms: pulire is an -ire verb. In passato remoto its endings are: io pulii, tu pulisti, lui/lei pulì, noi pulimmo, voi pulliste, loro pulirono. The form pulirono corresponds to the third-person plural and is used when describing a completed action by they in a narrative past.

Example: I lavoratori pulirono i locali dopo la verifica. This sentence demonstrates the narrative, past-tense usage typical of pulirono, fitting contexts such as historical accounts or fiction.

See also: Italian grammar, passato remoto, pulire.