Meaning
to regain, get back
- to obtain or receive something back after losing it
In a sentence
Ha fatto ricorso per riottenere la patente di guida.
He appealed to get his driving licence back.
Spero di riottenere presto i soldi che ti ho prestato.
I hope to get back the money I lent you soon.
Non sarà facile riottenere la loro fiducia dopo quanto è successo.
It won't be easy to regain their trust after what happened.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| riottenere | infinitive |
| riottengo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| riottieni | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| riottiene | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| riotteniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| riottenete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| riottengono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| riottenevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| riottenevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| riotteneva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| riottenevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| riottenevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| riottenevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| riottenni | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| riottenesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| riottenne | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| riottenemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| riotteneste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| riottennero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| riotterrò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| riotterrai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| riotterrà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| riotterremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| riotterrete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| riotterranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| riottenga | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| riottenga | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| riottenga | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| riotteniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| riotteniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| riottengano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| riottenessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| riottenessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| riottenesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| riottenessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| riotteneste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| riottenessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| riotterrei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| riotterresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| riotterrebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| riotterremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| riotterreste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| riotterrebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| riottieni | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| riotteniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| riottenete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| riottenendo | gerund |
| riottenuto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Conjugated exactly like 'tenere' with the prefix 'ri-'.
- Takes 'avere' as its auxiliary verb.
- present: riottengo, riottieni, riottiene, riotteniamo, riottenete, riottengono