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ITALIAN VERB

ringraziare

to thank

  • #152 most used
  • Irregular -are verb
  • Past participle: ringraziato
  • Gerund: ringraziando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use ringraziare

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

  1. Present

    Vi ringrazio di cuore per tutto.

    I thank you all from the heart for everything.

  2. Past

    Hai ringraziato la signora per il regalo?

    Did you thank the lady for the present?

  3. Imperfect

    Ogni volta ci ringraziava con una torta.

    Every time she thanked us with a cake.

  4. Future

    Lo ringrazierò di persona domani.

    I'll thank him in person tomorrow.

  5. Conditional

    Ringrazierei anche Paolo, ha fatto tanto.

    I'd thank Paolo too, he's done a lot.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Voglio che tu ringrazi la nonna per il pranzo.

    I want you to thank Grandma for lunch.

  7. Imperative

    Ringrazia tua madre da parte mia.

    Thank your mother from me.

Good to know

  • Ringraziare qualcuno di or per qualcosa: ti ringrazio dell'aiuto. Grazie is the noun.

Where you hear ringraziare

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

Italian · Intermediate Level 2

  • Ti ringrazio di tutto. I thank you for everything.
  • Ho ringraziato la cuoca. I thanked the cook.
  • Ringrazieremo tutti alla fine. We will thank everyone at the end.

Italian · Advanced Level 1

  • Ti ringrazio di tutto. I thank you for everything.
  • Ho ringraziato la cuoca. I thanked the cook.
  • Ringrazieremo tutti alla fine. We will thank everyone at the end.
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Saying No to Donato

Intermediate Level 2 · Ti ringrazio.

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At the Comune

Advanced Level 1 · Perfetto. La ringrazio.

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Answering in Public

Advanced Level 3 · Gentile signor Ferri, La ringraziamo per la visita. · La ringrazio per la visita.

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