Meaning
to illuminate, to light up
- to make clear or clearer
- to become light or lighter
- to become clear or clearer
In a sentence
La lampada rischiara bene tutta la stanza.
The lamp lights up the whole room well.
Il sole rischiara la strada al mattino.
The sun lights up the street in the morning.
Dopo la pioggia, il cielo si è rischiarato.
After the rain, the sky cleared up.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| rischiarare | infinitive |
| rischiariamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| rischiaro | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| rischiarate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rischiari | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rischiarano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rischiara | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rischiaravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| rischiaravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| rischiaravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| rischiaravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| rischiaravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| rischiarava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| rischiarammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| rischiarai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| rischiaraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| rischiarasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| rischiararono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| rischiarò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| rischiareremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| rischiarerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| rischiarerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| rischiarerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| rischiareranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| rischiarerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| rischiariamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| rischiari | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| rischiariate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rischiari | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rischiarino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rischiari | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rischiarassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| rischiarassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| rischiaraste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| rischiarassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| rischiarassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| rischiarasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| rischiareremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| rischiarerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| rischiarereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rischiareresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rischiarerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rischiarerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rischiariamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| rischiarate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| rischiara | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| rischiarando | gerund |
| rischiarato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- More literary than everyday illuminare or chiarire; common in writing, poetry, and elevated speech.
- As an intransitive pronominal verb, use rischiararsi: Il cielo si è rischiarato. It takes essere in compound tenses.
- For figurative meaning, prefer chiarire in everyday contexts; rischiarare sounds more expressive or formal.