vengano

Vengano is the third-person plural present subjunctive form of the Italian verb venire, meaning “to come.” It is used in subordinate clauses that express wishes, doubts, possibilities, necessities, or hypotheticals, typically after verbs or expressions of will, emotion, or judgment, or after certain conjunctions such as che.

Etymology and forms: The form derives from the verb venire and its Latin source venire, with the subjunctive stem veng- and the typical third-person plural ending -ano in the present subjunctive: che venga (he/she comes), che vengano (they come). The present indicative forms of venire (vengo, vieni, viene, veniamo, venite, vengono) follow a different paradigm; the subjunctive appears in contexts that require the mood rather than the tense.

Usage: In Italian, the congiuntivo presente (present subjunctive) is used in clauses that reflect doubt, possibility, expectation, desire, or after expressions of opinion or necessity. Examples include: “Spero che vengano” (I hope that they come), “Che vengano presto” (That they come soon), and “Vengano qui” (Let them come here). The subjunctive is common in formal or literary writing and in many spoken contexts, especially in northern varieties, though some speakers opt for the indicative in informal speech. The form vengano agrees with the subject loro in the present subjunctive.

See also: Venire, Congiuntivo presente, Italian grammar, Subjunctive mood.