Meaning
to renounce (a doctrine, faith or ideal)
- to disown
- to deny knowing (a person)
- to deny (a feeling)
In a sentence
Non rinnego quello che ho detto ieri.
I don't take back what I said yesterday.
Hai rinnegato i tuoi vecchi amici?
Did you disown your old friends?
Non posso rinnegare quello che provo per te.
I can't deny what I feel for you.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| rinnegare | infinitive |
| rinneghiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| rinnego | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| rinnegate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rinneghi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rinnegano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rinnega | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rinnegavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| rinnegavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| rinnegavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| rinnegavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| rinnegavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| rinnegava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| rinnegammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| rinnegai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| rinnegaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| rinnegasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| rinnegarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| rinnegò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| rinnegheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| rinnegherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| rinnegherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| rinnegherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| rinnegheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| rinnegherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| rinneghiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| rinneghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| rinneghiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rinneghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rinneghino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rinneghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rinnegassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| rinnegassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| rinnegaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| rinnegassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| rinnegassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| rinnegasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| rinnegheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| rinnegherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| rinneghereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rinnegheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rinnegherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rinnegherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rinneghiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| rinnegate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| rinnega | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| rinnegando | gerund |
| rinnegato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Stronger and more formal than negare; often implies rejecting something once accepted, especially beliefs, values, roots, or family ties.
- Use avere in compound tenses: ha rinnegato. Direct object pronouns come before it: l'ha rinnegato, li ha rinnegati.
- Common mistake: not every English 'deny' is rinnegare. For denying facts or accusations, Italian usually prefers negare, smentire, or rifiutare.