Meaning
to reserve, keep, set aside
- to book, reserve
- to intend, reserve
In a sentence
Puoi riservare un tavolo per stasera?
Can you book a table for tonight?
Ho riservato gli ultimi posti ai miei amici.
I reserved the last seats for my friends.
Non voglio riservare troppo tempo a questo.
I don't want to set aside too much time for this.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| riservare | infinitive |
| riserviamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| riservo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| riservate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| riservi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| riservano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| riserva | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| riservavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| riservavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| riservavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| riservavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| riservavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| riservava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| riservammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| riservai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| riservaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| riservasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| riservarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| riservò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| riserveremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| riserverò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| riserverete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| riserverai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| riserveranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| riserverà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| riserviamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| riservi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| riserviate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| riservi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| riservino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| riservi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| riservassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| riservassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| riservaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| riservassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| riservassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| riservasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| riserveremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| riserverei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| riservereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| riserveresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| riserverebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| riserverebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| riserviamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| riservate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| riserva | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| riservando | gerund |
| riservato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- For booking hotels, tables, or tickets, prenotare is more common in everyday speech; riservare sounds more formal or broader.
- Use riservare a qualcuno qualcosa: Gli hanno riservato un posto. Learners often wrongly copy English word order.
- Reflexive riservarsi means to keep for oneself or retain a right: Mi riservo di rispondere più tardi. Common in formal writing.