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ITALIAN VERB

rifare

to redo, to make again

  • #355 most used
  • Irregular -are verb
  • Past participle: rifatto
  • Gerund: rifacendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use rifare

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

  1. Present

    Rifaccio il letto e arrivo.

    I'll make the bed and I'm coming.

  2. Past

    Ho rifatto l'esame e l'ho passato.

    I retook the exam and passed it.

  3. Imperfect

    La mamma rifaceva i letti ogni mattina.

    Mom made the beds every morning.

  4. Future

    Rifaremo la cucina l'anno prossimo.

    We'll redo the kitchen next year.

  5. Conditional

    Rifarei tutto da capo, senza cambiare niente.

    I'd do it all over again, without changing anything.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Voglio che tu rifaccia questo esercizio.

    I want you to redo this exercise.

  7. Imperative

    Rifai il caffè, questo è freddo.

    Make the coffee again, this one's cold.

Good to know

  • Rifare il letto is to make the bed. Rifarsi is to make up for it: mi rifarò domani.
  • Rifare conjugates like fare: rifaccio, rifatto, rifarò.

Where you hear rifare

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

Italian · Advanced Level 1

  • Rifai la pasta, subito! Redo the pasta, right now!
  • Ho rifatto tutto in cinque minuti. I redid everything in five minutes.
  • Domani rifarò il sugo. Tomorrow I'll make the sauce again.

Italian · Advanced Level 2

  • Rifai la pasta, subito! Redo the pasta, right now!
  • Ho rifatto tutto in cinque minuti. I redid everything in five minutes.
  • Domani rifarò il sugo. Tomorrow I'll make the sauce again.
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The Surveyor's Report

Advanced Level 1 · Il tetto è stato rifatto negli anni novanta.

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The First Workers

Advanced Level 1 · Certo! Ha rifatto il tetto di mio padre.

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Nonna Asks About the House

Advanced Level 1 · Il tetto? L'hanno già rifatto?

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What Comes Next

Advanced Level 2 · Proprio quello. Lo rifaremo in pietra.

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Verbs like this one

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