trascinano

Trascinano is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Italian verb trascinare, which means to pull something along, to drag, or to draw something forward by applying a force. The verb is transitive and typically used with a direct object, as in I cavalli trascinano i carri (The horses drag the wagons) or Le correnti trascinano le foglie lungo la riva (The currents carry the leaves along). In everyday language it can also be used metaphorically, as in trascinare una discussione (to drag on a discussion) or trascinarsi dietro una reputazione (to drag a reputation along).

Conjugation and usage: the infinitive is trascinare. In the present tense, the forms are io trascino, tu trascini, lui trascina, noi trasciniamo, voi trascinate, loro trascinano. Trascinano appears specifically in the third-person plural context.

Etimology: trascinare derives from the Italian prefix tras- combined with the root related to trahere, from Latin trahere, meaning to pull or draw. The modern verb retains the core sense of pulling something along or moving it by force.

In other domains, trascinamento can refer to different specialized meanings. In physics, la forza di trascinamento (drag) describes the resistive force acting on a body moving through a fluid. In computing and digital interfaces, trascinare is used for drag-and-drop actions, as when users trascinano file da una finestra all’altra. Overall, trascinano is a common inflected form used to describe multiple subjects performing the act of dragging.