Meaning
to climb again, to ascend again
- to go back up
- to trace back to
- to date back to
- to reconstruct, work back to
In a sentence
Dopo il pranzo, siamo risaliti al paese.
After lunch, we went back up to the village.
Riesci a risalire all'inizio del problema?
Can you figure out the start of the problem?
Non riesco a risalire alla causa del problema.
I can't trace the problem back to its cause.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| risalire | infinitive |
| risaliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| risalgo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| risalite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| risali | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| risalgono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| risale | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| risalivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| risalivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| risalivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| risalivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| risalivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| risaliva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| risalimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| risalii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| risaliste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| risalisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| risalirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| risalì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| risaliremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| risalirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| risalirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| risalirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| risaliranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| risalirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| risaliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| risalga | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| risaliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| risalga | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| risalgano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| risalga | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| risalissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| risalissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| risaliste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| risalissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| risalissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| risalisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| risaliremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| risalirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| risalireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| risaliresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| risalirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| risalirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| risaliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| risalite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| risali | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| risalendo | gerund |
| risalito | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use essere in compound tenses: è risalito, sono risaliti. Past participle agrees with the subject.
- For tracing an origin, risalire a is standard: Il documento risale al 1800. Don’t use da here.
- To mean 'go back up,' it often contrasts with scendere. It can be literal or figurative depending on context.
- present: risalgo, risali, risale, risaliamo, risalite, risalgono