Meaning
line
- stripe
- parting (of hair)
- ruler (measuring device)
In a sentence
Ho scritto una riga sul quaderno.
I wrote a line in the notebook.
Mi fai la riga in mezzo?
Can you make a middle part for me?
Non trovo più la riga nello zaino.
I can't find the ruler in my backpack anymore.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| riga | feminine · singular |
| righe | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- For a written or drawn line, use riga; for a queue of people, use fila, not riga.
- For notebook lines, say a righe or su una riga. For a row in a table or spreadsheet, riga is standard.
- Riga also means a ruler. To avoid ambiguity, many speakers say righello for the school measuring tool.