Meaning
to shine, gleam
- to emit or reflect bright light; to shine brightly
- to be radiant with happiness, beauty, or virtue
In a sentence
Il sole risplende alto nel cielo sereno.
The sun shines high in the clear sky.
I suoi occhi risplendono di gioia ogni volta che lo vede.
Her eyes gleam with joy every time she sees him.
Le stelle risplendevano chiaramente sopra il mare calmo.
The stars were shining clearly above the calm sea.
Word forms (47)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| risplendere | infinitive |
| risplendo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| risplendi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| risplende | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| risplendiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| risplendete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| risplendono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| risplendevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| risplendevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| risplendeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| risplendevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| risplendevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| risplendevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| risplendei | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| risplendesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| risplendé | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| risplendemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| risplendeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| risplenderono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| risplenderò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| risplenderai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| risplenderà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| risplenderemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| risplenderete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| risplenderanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| risplenda | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| risplenda | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| risplenda | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| risplendiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| risplendiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| risplendano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| risplendessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| risplendessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| risplendesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| risplendessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| risplendeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| risplendessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| risplenderei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| risplenderesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| risplenderebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| risplenderemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| risplendereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| risplenderebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| risplendi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| risplendiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| risplendete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| risplendendo | gerund |
Usage notes
- Takes auxiliary 'avere' in compound tenses.
- Lacks a common past participle in modern Italian; compound tenses are rarely used.