Meaning
to lie, to be lying down
- to lie, to be situated (in a valley, etc.)
- to find oneself
- to lie with, to lay, to sleep with [with con]
In a sentence
Il gatto giace sul divano tutto il pomeriggio.
The cat lies on the couch all afternoon.
La casa giace in una valle molto calma.
The house lies in a very quiet valley.
Perché giaci ancora a letto a quest'ora?
Why are you still lying in bed at this hour?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| giacere | infinitive |
| giacciamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| giaccio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| giacete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| giaci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| giacciono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| giace | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| giacevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| giacevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| giacevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| giacevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| giacevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| giaceva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| giacemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| giacqui | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| giaceste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| giacesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| giacquero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| giacque | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| giaceremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| giacerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| giacerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| giacerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| giaceranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| giacerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| giacciamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| giaccia | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| giacciate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| giaccia | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| giacciano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| giaccia | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| giacessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| giacessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| giaceste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| giacessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| giacessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| giacesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| giaceremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| giacerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| giacereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| giaceresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| giacerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| giacerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| giacciamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| giacete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| giaci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| giacendo | gerund |
| giaciuto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Mostly literary or formal. In everyday speech, use stare sdraiato for people and trovarsi/essere situato for places.
- Its past participle is giaciuto and it takes avere: ha giaciuto. Forms are uncommon outside formal or written contexts.
- For location, giacere often sounds elevated: La città giace nella valle. Learners often overuse it where trovarsi is more natural.
- present: giaccio, giaci, giace, giacciamo, giacete, giacciono