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ITALIAN VERB

avere ragione

to be right

  • #87 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: avuto ragione
  • Gerund: avendo ragione

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I am right
  2. tu you are right
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she is right
  4. noi we are right
  5. voi you all are right
  6. loro they are right

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I was right
  2. tu you were right
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she was right
  4. noi we were right
  5. voi you all were right
  6. loro they were right

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to be right
  2. tu you used to be right
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to be right
  4. noi we used to be right
  5. voi you all used to be right
  6. loro they used to be right

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will be right
  2. tu you will be right
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will be right
  4. noi we will be right
  5. voi you all will be right
  6. loro they will be right

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would be right
  2. tu you would be right
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would be right
  4. noi we would be right
  5. voi you all would be right
  6. loro they would be right

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I be right
  2. tu (that) you be right
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she be right
  4. noi (that) we be right
  5. voi (that) you all be right
  6. loro (that) they be right

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu be right!
  2. Lei be right! (formal)
  3. noi be right! (let’s)
  4. voi be right! (all of you)

How to use avere ragione

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Hai ragione, è meglio partire presto.

    You're right, it's better to leave early.

  2. Past

    Alla fine ha avuto ragione lei.

    In the end she was right.

  3. Imperfect

    Avevi ragione tu, il film era bellissimo.

    You were right, the film was wonderful.

  4. Future

    Vedrai che avrò ragione io.

    You'll see that I'll be right.

  5. Conditional

    Avresti ragione, se fosse davvero così.

    You'd be right, if it were really so.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Penso che abbiate ragione voi.

    I think you're the ones who are right.

  7. Imperative

    Abbiate pure ragione, non cambio idea.

    Fine, be right, I'm not changing my mind.

Good to know

  • The opposite is avere torto, to be wrong. Hai ragione! is you're right!

Where you hear avere ragione

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Italian · Beginner Level 1

  • La signora Ada ha sempre ragione! Signora Ada is always right!
  • Nonna, hai avuto ragione tu. Nonna, you were right.
  • Vedrai, la nonna avrà ragione anche domani. You'll see, grandma will be right tomorrow too.

Italian · Intermediate Level 1

  • La signora Ada ha sempre ragione! Signora Ada is always right!
  • Nonna, hai avuto ragione tu. Nonna, you were right.
  • Vedrai, la nonna avrà ragione anche domani. You'll see, grandma will be right tomorrow too.
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A Guest Complains

Intermediate Level 1 · Ha ragione.

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Chiara's News

Intermediate Level 1 · Avevi ragione. Gli ho scritto io. · Avevo ragione!

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Arriving at the Masseria

Intermediate Level 2 · Secondo me ha ragione! Quanti matrimoni fate?

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The Menu Meeting

Intermediate Level 2 · Ha ragione. Allora pesce e orecchiette.

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The Mayor Explains

Advanced Level 2 · Ha ragione. Mi aiuta a spiegarlo?

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For and Against

Advanced Level 2 · Avete ragione tutti e due.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ere verb.