Meaning
to return, to go back
- to return, to give back
- to bring back
In a sentence
Quando ritorni a casa stasera?
When are you coming back home tonight?
Ti ho ritornato il libro ieri mattina.
I gave your book back to you yesterday morning.
Per favore, ritorna qui tra cinque minuti.
Please come back here in five minutes.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ritornare | infinitive |
| ritorniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ritorno | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ritornate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ritorni | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ritornano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ritorna | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ritornavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ritornavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ritornavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ritornavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ritornavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ritornava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ritornammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ritornai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ritornaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ritornasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ritornarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ritornò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ritorneremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ritornerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ritornerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ritornerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| ritorneranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ritornerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ritorniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ritorni | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| ritorniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ritorni | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ritornino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ritorni | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ritornassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ritornassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ritornaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ritornassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ritornassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ritornasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ritorneremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ritornerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ritornereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ritorneresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ritornerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ritornerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ritorniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ritornate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ritorna | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ritornando | gerund |
| ritornato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'ritornare' for returning to a place or state; 'tornare' is more common in speech. Both mean 'to return.'
- Auxiliary is 'essere' in compound tenses (e.g., 'sono ritornato'). Agreement with subject gender/number.
- Avoid 'ritornare' for returning *things*; use 'restituire' or 'ridare' instead (e.g., 'ridare un libro').