Sentieri 1B.1 - Il Verbo Essere (The verb
Essere is an irregular verb (un verbo irregolare); it does not follow a predictable pattern of conjugation. Note that the form sono is used with both io and loro.

The present tense (il presente) of essere is as follows:

CONJUGATING THE ITALIAN VERB ESSERE IN THE PRESENT TENSE

Grammatical Notes
Essere is used with di + name of a city to indicate city of origin (the city someone is from). To indicate country of origin, an adjective of nationality is generally used: He is from France + He is French = È francese.

Io sono di Chicago: tu di dove sei? (I'm from Chicago; where are you from?)

Essere + di + proper name is used to indicate possession. No apostrophe s is used in Italian to indicate possession: It is Anna's = It is of Anna = È di Anna.

Questa chitarra è di Beppino; non è di Vittoria. This guitar is Beppino's; it's not Vittoria's.)

To find out who the owner of something is, ask Di chi è + singular or Di chi sono + plural.

Di chi è questo cane? Di chi sono questi cani? (Whose dog is this? Whose dogs are these?)

SINGOLAREPLURALE
(io) sono I am(noi) siamo we are
(tu) sei you are (fam.)(voi) siete you are (fam.)
(Lei) è you are (form.)(Loro) sono you are (form.)
(lui) è he is(loro) sono they are (fam.)
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