trascorri

Trascorri is an Italian verb form derived from trascorrere. It represents the second-person singular of the present indicative of trascorrere, meaning to pass or spend time, and is also the base form used when referring to the act of spending time in direct address. The infinitive trascorrere, the past participle trascorso and the gerund trascorrendo are related forms.

Etymology and meaning: trascorrere comes from Latin transcurrere, composed of trans- “across” and currere “to run.” The verb historically conveys the idea of time or events moving across a span, and in modern Italian it is used to describe how time is spent, how days or periods pass, or how activities fill a timeframe.

Conjugation and usage: as a regular -ere verb, its present indicative forms include io trascorro, tu trascorri, lui/lei trascorre, noi trascorriamo, voi trascorrete, loro trascorrono. The form trascorri (without an r) commonly appears in reference to the second-person singular present tense, and appears in standard constructions such as “tu trascorri ore al lavoro” (you spend hours at work) or “tu trascorri del tempo con gli amici” (you spend time with friends). The verb is routinely used with time nouns: trascorrere il tempo, trascorrere una giornata, trascorrere le vacanze. The phrase “il tempo trascorre” illustrates the time’s passage without a direct object.

Examples: Tu trascorri spesso i fine settimana in montagna. Il tempo trascorre lentamente durante l’attesa. Abbiamo trascorso una settimana piacevole in vacanza.

See also: trascorrere, tempo.