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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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