Meaning
to obtain, to get, to derive
- to extract, to recover
- to get, to obtain
In a sentence
Da questo lavoro ricavo abbastanza soldi.
I get enough money from this job.
Hai ricavato qualcosa da quel vecchio mobile?
Did you get anything out of that old piece of furniture?
Non riesco a ricavare tempo per leggere.
I can't find time to read.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ricavare | infinitive |
| ricaviamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ricavo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ricavate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ricavi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ricavano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ricava | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ricavavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ricavavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ricavavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ricavavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ricavavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ricavava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ricavammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ricavai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ricavaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ricavasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ricavarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ricavò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ricaveremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ricaverò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ricaverete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ricaverai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| ricaveranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ricaverà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ricaviamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ricavi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| ricaviate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ricavi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ricavino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ricavi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ricavassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ricavassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ricavaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ricavassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ricavassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ricavasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ricaveremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ricaverei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ricavereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ricaveresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ricaverebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ricaverebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ricaviamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ricavate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ricava | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ricavando | gerund |
| ricavato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use ricavare when something is derived from a source: ricavare informazioni da, ricavare profitto da. For simple getting, ottenere is often more neutral.
- For physical removal from a material, estrarre is more concrete. Ricavare often suggests producing or obtaining something useful from what is available.
- Common with da to mark the source: ricavare energia dal sole, ricavare dati da un grafico. Learners often omit the preposition.