heypolyglot
Italian

tramontare

/tra.monˈta.re/verbB2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 7,167

Meaning

to set, fade

  • to disappear below the horizon (said of the sun or moon)
  • to decline, fade, or come to an end (said of hopes, eras, or power)

In a sentence

In estate il sole tramonta molto tardi.

In the summer, the sun sets very late.

A che ora è tramontata la luna ieri sera?

What time did the moon set last night?

Con quella sconfitta è tramontata ogni speranza di vittoria.

With that defeat, any hope of victory faded.

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
tramontareinfinitive
tramontoindicative · present · singular · 1st person
tramontiindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
tramontaindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
tramontiamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
tramontateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
tramontanoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
tramontavoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
tramontaviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
tramontavaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
tramontavamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
tramontavateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
tramontavanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
tramontaiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
tramontastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
tramontòindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
tramontammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
tramontasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
tramontaronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
tramonteròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
tramonteraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
tramonteràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
tramonteremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
tramontereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
tramonterannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
tramontisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
tramontisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
tramontisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
tramontiamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
tramontiatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
tramontinosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
tramontassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
tramontassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
tramontassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
tramontassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
tramontastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
tramontasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
tramontereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
tramonteresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
tramonterebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
tramonteremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
tramonteresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
tramonterebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
tramontaimperative · singular · 2nd person
tramontiamoimperative · plural · 1st person
tramontateimperative · plural · 2nd person
tramontandogerund
tramontatopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Intransitive verb taking 'essere' as auxiliary in compound tenses.
  • Opposite of 'sorgere' (to rise).

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