reggiamo

Reggiamo is the first-person plural present indicative form of the Italian verb reggere, which means to hold up, support, bear, or withstand. The form can also appear in the present subjunctive, so that "che noi reggiamo" is used in both moods in contexts that require the subjunctive.

Grammatical notes: Reggere is an irregular -ere verb. The present indicative forms include io reggo, tu reggi, lui regge, noi reggiamo, voi reggete, loro reggono. In the present subjunctive, the same spelling reggiamo is used for the first-person plural in many constructions (for example: che noi reggiamo), while other persons take different endings (che io regga, che tu regga, che lui regga, che voi reggiate, che loro reggano).

Usage and nuance: Reggiamo is used both for physical support and for figurative endurance. It can describe holding up a weight or keeping a structure in place, as in reggere il peso or reggere la linea difensiva. It also appears in expressions about enduring pressure, facing a challenge, or maintaining a stance, such as reggere una critica or reggere l’urto di una situazione.

Etymology and related forms: The word derives from the Latin regere or reggere, meaning to hold, sustain, or direct. Related forms include reggo, reggi, regge, reggiamo, reggete, reggono, and the contructive participle reggente (holding up) and reggimento (though the latter is a different word with a separate semantic trajectory).

See also: reggere; reggimento; regge (noun forms and related verbs).