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ITALIAN VERB

riaprire

to reopen

  • Irregular -ire verb
  • Past participle: riaperto
  • Gerund: riaprendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use riaprire

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

  1. Present

    Il museo riapre lunedì dopo i lavori.

    The museum reopens on Monday after the works.

  2. Past

    Il bar sotto casa ha riaperto finalmente.

    The bar downstairs has finally reopened.

  3. Imperfect

    D'estate la piscina riapriva sempre a giugno.

    In summer the pool always reopened in June.

  4. Future

    Riapriremo il negozio il primo settembre.

    We'll reopen the shop on the first of September.

  5. Conditional

    Riaprirei la finestra, fa troppo caldo.

    I'd open the window again, it's too hot.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Speriamo che la strada riapra presto.

    Let's hope the road reopens soon.

  7. Imperative

    Riapri il libro a pagina venti.

    Open the book again at page twenty.

Good to know

  • Like aprire, its participle is riaperto: il bar ha riaperto.

Where you hear riaprire

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

Italian · Advanced Level 2

  • Quando riapre la strada? When does the road reopen?
  • Hanno riaperto la strada stamattina. They reopened the road this morning.
  • La strada riaprirà tra due giorni. The road will reopen in two days.
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The Civil Protection

Advanced Level 2 · E la strada? Quando riapre?

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The Road Reopens

Advanced Level 2 · Laura! Hanno riaperto la strada! · Quando riapre la scuola?

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