racchiudiamo

Racchiudiamo is the first-person plural present tense of the Italian verb racchiudere. It translates to “we enclose” or “we include” and can also appear in the present subjunctive in dependent clauses. The sense ranges from a literal act of surrounding something to a figurative one of containing, summarising, or encapsulating elements.

Conjugation notes: racchiudere is a regular -ere verb, and racchiudiamo is the standard form for the noi subject in the present indicative. The same spelling, racchiudiamo, also occurs in the present subjunctive for the same subject, depending on the clause. Present indicative forms include io racchiudo, tu racchiudi, lui/lei racchiude, noi racchiudiamo, voi racchiudete, loro racchiudono. The present subjunctive forms are che io racchiuda, che tu racchiuda, che lui racchiuda, che noi racchiudiamo, che voi racchiudiate, che loro racchiudano. The imperative present is racchiudi (tu), racchiuda (Lei), racchiudiamo (noi), racchiudete (voi), racchiudano (Loro). The past participle is racchiuso and the gerund racchiudendo.

Usage and nuance: racchiudiamo can express physically enclosing objects or figuratively containing or summarising ideas, emotions, or information. For example, "Racchiudiamo i punti principali in una pagina" means to condense or sum up the main points. In literary or journalistic style, the verb emphasizes a sense of consolidation or containment rather than mere listing.

Etymology and related forms: racchiudere derives from chiudere with a prefixed intensification that conveys enclosing. Related forms include the noun racchiudimento (containment, enclosure) and the adjective racchiuso (enclosed). Related verbs such as chiudere and racchiudere share the same semantic field. See also racchiudere, chiudere.