sorgere
rise
verb SOHR-jeh-reh Less Common
Origin: from Latin 'surgere', to rise
Also means
arise
Usage Note
Sorgere describes the sun rising and problems or doubts 'arising', as in sorge un dubbio. It takes essere in compound tenses with the irregular past participle sorto.
Examples
"Il sole sorge a est."
Natural Translation
The sun rises in the east.
Literal Translation
The sun rises at east.
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