Meaning
hole up, retreat
- to retreat into a hiding place or den
- to shut oneself away inside to avoid others
In a sentence
Con questo freddo preferisco rintanarmi a casa.
In this cold weather I prefer to hole up at home.
Il gatto si è rintanato sotto il letto.
The cat hid away under the bed.
Perché ti rintani sempre nella tua stanza?
Why do you always hole yourself up in your room?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| rintanare | infinitive |
| rintano | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| rintani | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rintana | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rintaniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| rintanate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rintanano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rintanavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| rintanavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| rintanava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| rintanavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| rintanavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| rintanavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| rintanai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| rintanasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| rintanò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| rintanammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| rintanaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| rintanarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| rintanerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| rintanerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| rintanerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| rintaneremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| rintanerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| rintaneranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| rintani | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| rintani | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rintani | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rintaniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| rintaniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rintanino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rintanassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| rintanassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| rintanasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| rintanassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| rintanaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| rintanassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| rintanerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| rintaneresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rintanerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rintaneremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| rintanereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rintanerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rintana | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| rintaniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| rintanate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| rintanando | gerund |
| rintanato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Almost exclusively used reflexively as 'rintanarsi'.
- Derived from 'tana' (den, lair).