insorgere

to arise

verb een-SOR-jeh-reh Rare

Origin: From Latin insurgere (to rise upon).

Also means

to revolt

Usage Note

Insorgere covers both abstract problems arising ('sono insorte complicazioni') and people rising up in rebellion ('il popolo insorse'). It is irregular: past remote insorse, past participle insorto. As a motion verb with 'arise' sense it takes essere as auxiliary.

Examples

"Sono insorte nuove difficoltà durante il progetto."

Natural Translation

New difficulties arose during the project.

Literal Translation

Are arisen new difficulties during the project.

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