Meaning
to repay, reward
- to pay back money or a debt
- to reward, compensate, or make up for efforts or sacrifices
In a sentence
Ti ripago tutti i soldi appena ricevo lo stipendio.
I will pay you back all the money as soon as I receive my salary.
I risultati brillanti hanno ripagato tutti i nostri sacrifici.
The brilliant results repaid all our sacrifices.
Come pensi di ripagare il prestito che hai chiesto?
How do you plan to repay the loan you requested?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ripagare | infinitive |
| ripago | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ripaghi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ripaga | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ripaghiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ripagate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ripagano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ripagavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ripagavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ripagava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ripagavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ripagavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ripagavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ripagai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ripagasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ripagò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ripagammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ripagaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ripagarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ripagherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ripagherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| ripagherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ripagheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ripagherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ripagheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ripaghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| ripaghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ripaghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ripaghiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ripaghiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ripaghino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ripagassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ripagassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ripagasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ripagassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ripagaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ripagassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ripagherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ripagheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ripagherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ripagheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ripaghereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ripagherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ripaga | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ripaghiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ripagate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ripagando | gerund |
| ripagato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Regular -are verb; adds 'h' before 'e' or 'i' to keep the hard /ɡ/ sound (e.g., 'ripaghiamo').
- Frequently used figuratively: 'ripagare gli sforzi' (to reward one's efforts).