Meaning
to retort; to reply
- to answer firmly against what someone said
- to object with a counterargument
- to say again with emphasis
In a sentence
Lei ha ribattuto con calma alle critiche.
She replied calmly to the criticism.
Perché ribatti sempre a tuo fratello?
Why do you always answer back to your brother?
Non ho ribattuto, ho solo spiegato meglio.
I didn't answer back, I only explained better.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ribattere | infinitive |
| ribatto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ribatti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ribatte | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ribattiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ribattete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ribattono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ribattevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ribattevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ribatteva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ribattevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ribattevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ribattevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ribattei | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ribattesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ribatté | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ribattemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ribatteste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ribatterono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ribatterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ribatterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| ribatterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ribatteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ribatterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ribatteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ribatta | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| ribatta | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ribatta | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ribattiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ribattiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ribattano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ribattessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ribattessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ribattesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ribattessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ribatteste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ribattessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ribatterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ribatteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ribatterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ribatteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ribattereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ribatterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ribatti | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ribattiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ribattete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ribattendo | gerund |
| ribattuto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often means replying in disagreement.
- Common patterns: ribattere che..., ribattere a qualcuno.
- Stronger than rispondere; often argumentative.