sperimentano

Sperimentano is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Italian verb sperimentare, meaning to experiment or to test. It is used to indicate that a group of subjects currently carries out experiments, tests, or trials. In Italian, the form appears in everyday speech and in scientific writing to describe ongoing exploration of methods, techniques, or substances.

Etymology and conjugation: Sperimentare derives from Latin experiri "to try, to test," connected to experimentum "a trial, test." The verb is regular -are; present indicative forms include io sperimento, tu sperimenti, lui/lei sperimenta, noi sperimentiamo, voi sperimentate, loro sperimentano. The form "sperimentano" marks the third-person plural present. Other tenses exist: sperimentavo, sperimentavi, sperimentava, sperimenteremo, and the gerund sperimentando.

Usage and nuance: The term is common across domains such as science, technology, arts, and cooking, describing deliberate testing of hypotheses, methods, or materials. Depending on context, it can imply careful, methodical work or risk-taking and trial-and-error. In translation, "they experiment" is a direct rendering of "sperimentano" and shows the subject's number and person in present time.

Related concepts include experimentation and the experimental method.