Meaning
to raise, prick up, stand up
- to prick up (ears), bristle (fur, hair)
- to stand up, raise upright
- to pitch, erect (tents, poles)
In a sentence
Abbiamo rizzato la tenda vicino al lago.
We pitched the tent near the lake.
Il cane ha rizzato le orecchie subito.
The dog pricked up its ears right away.
Quella storia dell'orrore mi ha fatto rizzare i capelli.
That horror story made my hair stand on end.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| rizzare | infinitive |
| rizziamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| rizzo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| rizzate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rizzi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rizzano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rizza | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rizzavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| rizzavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| rizzavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| rizzavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| rizzavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| rizzava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| rizzammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| rizzai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| rizzaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| rizzasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| rizzarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| rizzò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| rizzeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| rizzerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| rizzerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| rizzerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| rizzeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| rizzerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| rizziamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| rizzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| rizziate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rizzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rizzino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rizzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rizzassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| rizzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| rizzaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| rizzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| rizzassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| rizzasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| rizzeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| rizzerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| rizzereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rizzeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rizzerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rizzerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rizziamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| rizzate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| rizza | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| rizzando | gerund |
| rizzato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often used reflexively: rizzarsi for hair, fur, ears, or tail standing up. Intransitive reflexive takes essere in compound tenses.
- For building or setting up things, prefer more common verbs like costruire, innalzare, or montare unless you want a literary or marked tone.
- The sexual sense is vulgar/informal. Avoid in neutral contexts; avere un'erezione is the standard clinical expression.