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ITALIAN VERB

ridere

to laugh

  • #101 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: riso
  • Gerund: ridendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use ridere

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

  1. Present

    Rido sempre quando racconti questa storia.

    I always laugh when you tell this story.

  2. Past

    Abbiamo riso tutta la sera con i tuoi cugini.

    We laughed all evening with your cousins.

  3. Imperfect

    Da bambini ridevamo per niente.

    As kids we laughed at nothing.

  4. Future

    Un giorno rideremo di tutto questo.

    One day we'll laugh about all this.

  5. Conditional

    Riderei, ma la situazione è seria.

    I'd laugh, but the situation is serious.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non voglio che ridano di me.

    I don't want them to laugh at me.

  7. Imperative

    Ridi pure, tanto prima o poi tocca a te.

    Go ahead and laugh, sooner or later it'll be your turn.

Good to know

  • Ridere di qualcuno is to laugh at someone; far ridere is to be funny.

Where you hear ridere

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

Italian · Fluency Level 1

  • Rido, rido. Dalla vergogna. I'm laughing, I'm laughing. From shame.
  • Il pubblico ha riso. The audience laughed.
  • Domani rideremo di tutto questo. Tomorrow we'll laugh about all this.
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The Blunder

Fluency Level 1 · E il pubblico ha riso. Ridi anche tu, dai. · Rido, rido. Dalla vergogna.

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Nonna's Old Jokes

Fluency Level 1 · Ai miei tempi ridevamo di niente. Bastava poco.

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