suonano

Suonano is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Italian verb suonare. The verb means to sound or to play a musical instrument, and the form is used when several subjects produce sound or perform music. It can also describe a sound that occurs, such as bells or alarms.

In usage, suonare can be transitive, taking a direct object with the instrument: for example, I musicisti suonano le chitarre (the musicians play the guitars). It can also be intransitive when referring to sounds produced by a scene or device: Le campane suonano (The bells are ringing). Other common contexts include describing phones, alarms, or other signals, where the subject performs the action of producing sound.

Conjugation in the present indicative is: io suono, tu suoni, lui/lei suona, noi suoniamo, voi suonate, loro suonano. The form suonano specifically corresponds to “they are playing” or “they sound,” depending on the subject and context. The verb has related forms such as suonato (past participle) for compound tenses and suonare with other moods and tenses.

Etymology traces suonare to the Latin sonare, meaning “to sound.” The development follows the regular pattern of Italian -are verbs, with phonetic adjustments typical of the language. The word is common in music education, performance commentary, and everyday speech when describing playing instruments or producing sound in general.