Meaning
to resound
- to resound, echo
- to ring out
- to resonate
In a sentence
La sua voce risuona nella sala.
His voice resounds in the hall.
Le campane hanno risuonato in tutta la valle.
The bells rang out through the whole valley.
Nel garage risuonava un forte colpo metallico.
A loud metallic bang was echoing in the garage.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| risuonare | infinitive |
| risuoniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| risuono | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| risuonate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| risuoni | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| risuonano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| risuona | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| risuonavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| risuonavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| risuonavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| risuonavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| risuonavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| risuonava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| risuonammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| risuonai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| risuonaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| risuonasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| risuonarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| risuonò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| risuoneremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| risuonerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| risuonerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| risuonerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| risuoneranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| risuonerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| risuoniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| risuoni | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| risuoniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| risuoni | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| risuonino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| risuoni | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| risuonassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| risuonassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| risuonaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| risuonassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| risuonassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| risuonasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| risuoneremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| risuonerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| risuonereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| risuoneresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| risuonerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| risuonerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| risuoniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| risuonate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| risuona | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| risuonando | gerund |
| risuonato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use risuonare for sounds spreading in a space or figurative ideas lingering. For simple repetition, prefer ripetere or suonare di nuovo.
- It usually takes essere in compound tenses: il suono è risuonato nella sala.
- Common with places and abstract subjects: una voce risuona, un nome risuona, una frase risuona ancora.