Meaning
to direct, to address, to turn
- to direct, to address (words, a question)
- to turn (one's gaze, thoughts)
In a sentence
Le ho rivolto un sorriso appena è entrata.
I gave her a smile as soon as she came in.
Perché non rivolgi la domanda a Marco?
Why don't you ask Marco the question?
Ha rivolto lo sguardo verso la finestra.
He turned his gaze toward the window.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| rivolgere | infinitive |
| rivolgiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| rivolgo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| rivolgete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rivolgi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rivolgono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rivolge | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rivolgevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| rivolgevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| rivolgevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| rivolgevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| rivolgevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| rivolgeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| rivolgemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| rivolsi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| rivolgeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| rivolgesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| rivolsero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| rivolse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| rivolgeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| rivolgerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| rivolgerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| rivolgerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| rivolgeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| rivolgerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| rivolgiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| rivolga | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| rivolgiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rivolga | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rivolgano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rivolga | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rivolgessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| rivolgessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| rivolgeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| rivolgessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| rivolgessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| rivolgesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| rivolgeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| rivolgerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| rivolgereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rivolgeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rivolgerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rivolgerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rivolgiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| rivolgete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| rivolgi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| rivolgendo | gerund |
| rivolto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Very common in formal patterns like rivolgere una domanda, un appello, un saluto. For people, address someone with a message, not simply 'speak to'.
- Use a before the person/target: rivolgersi a qualcuno. English speakers often wrongly omit a or use di.
- Rivolgersi means 'to turn to/contact' and takes essere in compound tenses: mi sono rivolto/a al medico.
- past participle rivolto