Meaning
to rewrite
- to write something again, often to correct, revise, or update it
In a sentence
Devo riscrivere questa lettera perché contiene troppi errori.
I have to rewrite this letter because it contains too many mistakes.
Perché non riscrivi l'introduzione per renderla più chiara?
Why don't you rewrite the introduction to make it clearer?
L'autore ha riscritto l'ultimo capitolo del romanzo tre volte.
The author rewrote the final chapter of the novel three times.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| riscrivere | infinitive |
| riscrivo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| riscrivi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| riscrive | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| riscriviamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| riscrivete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| riscrivono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| riscrivevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| riscrivevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| riscriveva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| riscrivevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| riscrivevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| riscrivevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| riscrissi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| riscrivesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| riscrisse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| riscrivemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| riscriveste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| riscrissero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| riscriverò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| riscriverai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| riscriverà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| riscriveremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| riscriverete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| riscriveranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| riscriva | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| riscriva | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| riscriva | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| riscriviamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| riscriviate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| riscrivano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| riscrivessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| riscrivessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| riscrivesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| riscrivessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| riscriveste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| riscrivessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| riscriverei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| riscriveresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| riscriverebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| riscriveremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| riscrivereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| riscriverebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| riscrivi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| riscriviamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| riscrivete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| riscrivendo | gerund |
| riscritto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Conjugates irregularly like 'scrivere' (past participle 'riscritto', remote past 'riscrissi').
- Takes auxiliary 'avere' in compound tenses.
- past participle riscritto