Meaning
to give back, return
- to give again
- to restore
In a sentence
Mi puoi ridare il libro domani?
Can you give me back the book tomorrow?
Ieri mi ha ridato le chiavi di casa.
Yesterday he gave me back the house keys.
Questo riposo mi ridà un po' di energia.
This rest gives me back a bit of energy.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ridare | infinitive |
| ridiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ridò | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ridate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ridai | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ridanno | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ridà | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ridavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ridavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ridavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ridavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ridavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ridava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ridemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ridiedi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| rideste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ridesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ridiedero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ridiede | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ridaremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ridarò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ridarete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ridarai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| ridaranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ridarà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ridiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ridia | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| ridiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ridia | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ridiano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ridia | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ridessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ridessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| rideste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ridessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ridessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ridesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ridaremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ridarei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ridareste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ridaresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ridarebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ridarebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ridiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ridate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ridai | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ridando | gerund |
| ridato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use ridare for giving something back; restituire is more formal and common in writing, offices, and legal contexts.
- Ridare is often separable with pronouns: ridarmelo, ridagliela. Learners often misplace object pronouns or use the wrong order.
- In compound tenses it usually takes avere: ho ridato il libro. Past participle agrees only with a preceding direct object pronoun in careful grammar.
- present: ridò, ridai, ridà, ridiamo, ridate, ridanno