Meaning
to harbour
- To dwell, reside, or be harboured within one's mind or heart (feelings, doubts, hopes).
- To lodge, shelter, or give accommodation to (archaic or literary).
In a sentence
Nel suo animo albergano ancora molti dubbi e risentimenti.
Many doubts and resentments still dwell in his soul.
Nessuna speranza albergava ormai più in quel cuore deluso.
No hope lingered any longer in that disappointed heart.
Quale sentimento alberghi davvero dentro di te, nessuno lo sa.
Nobody knows what feeling truly harbours inside you.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| albergare | infinitive |
| albergo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| alberghi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| alberga | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| alberghiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| albergate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| albergano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| albergavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| albergavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| albergava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| albergavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| albergavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| albergavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| albergai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| albergasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| albergò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| albergammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| albergaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| albergarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| albergherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| albergherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| albergherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| albergheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| albergherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| albergheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| alberghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| alberghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| alberghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| alberghiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| alberghiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| alberghino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| albergassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| albergassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| albergasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| albergassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| albergaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| albergassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| albergherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| albergheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| albergherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| albergheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| alberghereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| albergherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| alberga | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| alberghiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| albergate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| albergando | gerund |
| albergato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Literary: in modern Italian, almost exclusively used intransitively with feelings or thoughts as subject.
- Takes 'avere' as auxiliary verb, even when intransitive (e.g., la speranza ha albergato a lungo).