Meaning
to reason, to think
- to reason, to think logically
- to discuss, to talk over
In a sentence
Prima di decidere, voglio ragionare con calma.
Before deciding, I want to think it through calmly.
Ne abbiamo ragionato ieri sera al telefono.
We talked it over on the phone last night.
Perché non ragioni un attimo prima di parlare?
Why don't you think for a moment before speaking?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ragionare | infinitive |
| ragioniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ragiono | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ragionate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ragioni | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ragionano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ragiona | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ragionavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ragionavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ragionavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ragionavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ragionavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ragionava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ragionammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ragionai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ragionaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ragionasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ragionarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ragionò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ragioneremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ragionerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ragionerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ragionerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| ragioneranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ragionerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ragioniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ragioni | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| ragioniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ragioni | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ragionino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ragioni | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ragionassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ragionassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ragionaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ragionassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ragionassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ragionasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ragioneremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ragionerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ragionereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ragioneresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ragionerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ragionerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ragioniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ragionate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ragiona | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ragionando | gerund |
| ragionato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use pensare for simply having an opinion; ragionare stresses logical thinking or working something out step by step.
- For quarrelling, litigare is stronger. Ragionare can mean discussing calmly, often to reach understanding or a solution.
- Usually takes avere in compound tenses: ho ragionato. Common patterns: ragionare su qualcosa, ragionare di qualcosa.