Meaning
to reinvent
- to create anew or rethink thoroughly
- in reflexive form (reinventarsi), to change one's career, identity, or lifestyle
In a sentence
Lo chef ha reinventato un classico piatto della tradizione contadina.
The chef reinvented a classic traditional rustic dish.
Dopo aver perso il lavoro, Marco si è reinventato come fotografo.
After losing his job, Marco reinvented himself as a photographer.
Non dobbiamo reinventare tutto ogni volta che iniziamo un progetto.
We don't need to reinvent everything each time we start a project.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| reinventare | infinitive |
| reinvento | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| reinventi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| reinventa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| reinventiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| reinventate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| reinventano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| reinventavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| reinventavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| reinventava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| reinventavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| reinventavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| reinventavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| reinventai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| reinventasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| reinventò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| reinventammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| reinventaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| reinventarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| reinventerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| reinventerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| reinventerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| reinventeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| reinventerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| reinventeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| reinventi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| reinventi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| reinventi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| reinventiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| reinventiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| reinventino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| reinventassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| reinventassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| reinventasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| reinventassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| reinventaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| reinventassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| reinventerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| reinventeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| reinventerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| reinventeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| reinventereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| reinventerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| reinventa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| reinventiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| reinventate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| reinventando | gerund |
| reinventato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' transitively, but 'essere' in the reflexive form 'reinventarsi'.