raccontano

Raccontano is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Italian verb raccontare, meaning to tell or recount. It is used when the subject is they, referring to multiple people who tell or recount something. The form can appear in everyday speech, journalism, literature, and dialogue.

Raccontare comes from the noun racconto, meaning tale or story, which derives from Latin and is linked with recounting or narrating events.

Conjugation and usage: raccontare is a regular -are verb. Present tense forms include io racconto, tu racconti, lui/lei racconta, noi raccontiamo, voi raccontate, loro raccontano. In compound tenses, raccontare uses the auxiliary avere: hanno raccontato. The verb takes a direct object: raccontano una storia, raccontano cosa è successo; it can introduce reported speech or dialogue.

In Italian, raccontare and its forms are used across registers from casual speech to formal writing. The form raccontano can appear in headlines or titles to indicate that a group is recounting events or stories.