Meaning
to err; wander
- To make a mistake or be wrong.
- To wander or roam aimlessly.
In a sentence
Se non erro, ci siamo già incontrati a Firenze lo scorso autunno.
If I am not mistaken, we already met in Florence last autumn.
Il cavaliere errò a lungo per lande desolate in cerca di risposte.
The knight wandered for a long time through desolate lands in search of answers.
Errare è umano, ma perseverare nell'errore è diabolico.
To err is human, but to persist in error is diabolical.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| errare | infinitive |
| erro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| erri | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| erra | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| erriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| errate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| errano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| erravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| erravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| errava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| erravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| erravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| erravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| errai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| errasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| errò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| errammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| erraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| errarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| errerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| errerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| errerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| erreremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| errerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| erreranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| erri | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| erri | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| erri | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| erriamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| erriate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| errino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| errassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| errassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| errasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| errassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| erraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| errassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| errerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| erreresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| errerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| erreremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| errereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| errerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| erra | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| erriamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| errate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| errando | gerund |
| errato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Literary: in modern everyday speech, prefer 'sbagliare' for 'to make a mistake' and 'vagare' for 'to wander'.
- Found frequently in poetic contexts and formal aphorisms (e.g., 'errare è umano').