Meaning
to cause, bring
- To cause, bring about, or inflict (typically damage, trouble, or benefit).
- To bring or deliver something to someone (archaic/formal).
In a sentence
Ci scusiamo per il disturbo che i lavori potrebbero arrecare ai residenti.
We apologize for any inconvenience the works might cause to the residents.
Il forte temporale ha arrecato gravi danni alle coltivazioni locali.
The heavy storm caused severe damage to local crops.
Questo comportamento negligente non fa che arrecare ulteriori problemi alla squadra.
This negligent behavior only brings further problems to the team.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| arrecare | infinitive |
| arreco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| arrechi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| arreca | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| arrechiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| arrecate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| arrecano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| arrecavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| arrecavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| arrecava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| arrecavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| arrecavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| arrecavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| arrecai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| arrecasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| arrecò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| arrecammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| arrecaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| arrecarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| arrecherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| arrecherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| arrecherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| arrecheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| arrecherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| arrecheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| arrechi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| arrechi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| arrechi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| arrechiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| arrechiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| arrechino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| arrecassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| arrecassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| arrecasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| arrecassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| arrecaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| arrecassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| arrecherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| arrecheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| arrecherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| arrecheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| arrechereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| arrecherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| arreca | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| arrechiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| arrecate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| arrecando | gerund |
| arrecato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Formal: common in written Italian, bureaucracy, and polite announcements.
- Verbs ending in '-care' add an 'h' before 'e' and 'i' (arrecato, arrechi, arrecherò).