tangere

Italian

Etymology

From Latin tangere, present active infinitive of tangō, from Proto-Italic *tangō, nasal infix present from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g-.

Verb

tangere

  1. (transitive) To touch
  2. (transitive) To elicit an emotional response

Conjugation
  • Most modern sources say that this is a defective verb, and that only the third person singular (tange), and the first, second and third person plural (tangiamo, tangete and tangono) of the present tense are normally used.
    Conjugation of tangere
infinitive tangere
auxiliary verb avere gerund tangendo
present participle tangente past participle tanguto
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present tango tangi tange tangiamo tangete tangono
imperfect tangevo tangevi tangeva tangevamo tangevate tangevano
past historic tangei tangesti tangette, tangé tangemmo tangeste tangettero, tangerono
future tangerò tangerai tangerà tangeremo tangerete tangeranno
conditional io tu lui/lei, esso/essa noi voi loro, essi/esse
present tangerei tangeresti tangerebbe tangeremmo tangereste tangerebbero
subjunctive che io che tu che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa che noi che voi che loro, che essi/che esse
present tanga tanga tanga tangiamo tangiate tangano
imperfect tangessi tangessi tangesse tangessimo tangeste tangessero
imperative — tu Lei noi voi Loro
tangi, non tangere tanga tangiamo tangete tangano

See also

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

tangēre

  1. second-person singular future passive indicative of tangō

Verb

tangere

  1. present active infinitive of tangō
  2. second-person singular present passive imperative of tangō
  3. second-person singular present passive indicative of tangō
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