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ITALIAN VERB

riflettere

to think over, to reflect

  • #403 most used
  • Regular -ere verb
  • Past participle: riflettuto
  • Gerund: riflettendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use riflettere

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

  1. Present

    Ci rifletto stanotte e ti rispondo domani.

    I'll think about it tonight and answer you tomorrow.

  2. Past

    Ho riflettuto a lungo e accetto il lavoro.

    I thought long and hard and I'm taking the job.

  3. Imperfect

    Rifletteva sempre prima di parlare, era la sua forza.

    She always thought before speaking, it was her strength.

  4. Future

    Rifletteremo con calma durante le vacanze.

    We'll think it over calmly during the holidays.

  5. Conditional

    Al posto tuo rifletterei ancora un po' prima di firmare.

    In your place I'd think it over a bit more before signing.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Voglio che tu rifletta bene su questa proposta.

    I want you to think carefully about this offer.

  7. Imperative

    Rifletti prima di rispondere a quel messaggio.

    Think before you reply to that message.

Good to know

  • Riflettere su qualcosa is to think it over; its participle for this meaning is riflettuto.

Verbs like this one

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