Meaning
cut out, carve out
- to cut out a piece from paper, cloth, or other material
- (reflexive/pronominal) to set aside or carve out time or space for oneself
In a sentence
Ho ritagliato questa ricetta dal giornale di ieri.
I cut out this recipe from yesterday's newspaper.
Cerco sempre di ritagliarmi un'ora per leggere la sera.
I always try to carve out an hour to read in the evening.
Perché non ritagli le figure prima di incollarle?
Why don't you cut out the figures before gluing them?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ritagliare | infinitive |
| ritaglio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ritagli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ritaglia | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ritagliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ritagliate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ritagliano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ritagliavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ritagliavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ritagliava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ritagliavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ritagliavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ritagliavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ritagliai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ritagliasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ritagliò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ritagliammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ritagliaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ritagliarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ritaglierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ritaglierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| ritaglierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ritaglieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ritaglierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ritaglieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ritagli | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| ritagli | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ritagli | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ritagliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ritagliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ritaglino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ritagliassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ritagliassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ritagliasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ritagliassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ritagliaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ritagliassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ritaglierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ritaglieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ritaglierebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ritaglieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ritagliereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ritaglierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ritaglia | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ritagliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ritagliate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ritagliando | gerund |
| ritagliato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Very common reflexively ('ritagliarsi') in modern Italian with nouns like 'tempo', 'spazio', or 'un ruolo'.