Meaning
cause, originate
- To give rise to, create, or cause something.
- In the pronominal form 'originarsi', to take origin, arise, or stem from.
In a sentence
Un semplice malinteso ha originato questa lunga controversia.
A simple misunderstanding gave rise to this long dispute.
Il fiume si origina dalle vette più alte delle Alpi.
The river originates from the highest peaks of the Alps.
Quella decisione non originerà ulteriori complicazioni burocratiche?
Won't that decision cause further bureaucratic complications?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| originare | infinitive |
| origino | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| origini | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| origina | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| originiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| originate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| originano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| originavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| originavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| originava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| originavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| originavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| originavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| originai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| originasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| originò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| originammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| originaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| originarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| originerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| originerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| originerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| origineremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| originerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| origineranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| origini | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| origini | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' in the active transitive sense, and 'essere' in the reflexive/pronominal sense ('originarsi').