Usage Note
Ereditare takes avere as its auxiliary and is used both literally (to inherit property or money) and figuratively (ereditare i problemi di qualcuno — to inherit someone's problems). The related noun is eredità (inheritance, heritage) and the agent noun is erede (heir).
Examples
"Ha ereditato la casa dai nonni."
Natural Translation
She inherited the house from her grandparents.
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