violiamo

Violiamo is the Italian verb form that most readers will recognize as the first-person plural present indicative of violare, meaning to violate or infringe. The literal translation is “we violate,” and the form is used to describe actions that violate laws, rules, rights, or norms. In everyday Italian, it appears in sentences such as Noi violiamo la legge. It is also noteworthy that the same spelling, violiamo, can serve as the present subjunctive for the same subject (che noi violiamo), which can cause ambiguity without sufficient context.

Grammatically, violiamo follows the regular conjugation pattern for -are verbs in the present tense. Other tenses and moods exist for violare, including ho violato (present perfect) and violai (simple past). The word belongs to a set of related terms such as violazione (violation) and violatore (violator).

Etymology traces violare to Latin origins, with the sense of wrongdoing or harm against rules or rights carrying into Italian. The term is common in legal, ethical, and political discourse, where statements about actions that infringe norms may use the form violiamo to express collective responsibility or accusation.

In terms of usage as a title or name, there is no widely recognized entity or work known simply as Violiamo in major reference sources. If encountered as a proper noun, it is typically a stylistic choice rather than a standard name with established significance.

See also: violare, violazione, violatore.