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ITALIAN VERB

riposare

to rest

  • #143 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: riposato
  • Gerund: riposando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use riposare

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

  1. Present

    La domenica riposo, niente sveglia.

    On Sundays I rest, no alarm.

  2. Past

    Hai riposato bene stanotte, amore?

    Did you sleep well last night, love?

  3. Imperfect

    Dopo pranzo il nonno riposava un'oretta.

    After lunch Grandpa would rest for an hour or so.

  4. Future

    Riposeremo quando arriviamo in albergo.

    We'll rest when we get to the hotel.

  5. Conditional

    Riposerei volentieri, ma ho ancora da fare.

    I'd gladly rest, but I still have things to do.

  6. Present subjunctive

    È meglio che tu riposi prima del viaggio.

    It's better that you rest before the trip.

  7. Imperative

    Riposa, ci pensiamo noi ai piatti.

    Rest, we'll take care of the dishes.

Good to know

  • Riposarsi is just as common: riposati un po'.

Where you hear riposare

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

Italian · Fluency Level 2

  • Oggi riposo. Today I'm resting.
  • Ho riposato tutto il giorno. I rested all day.
  • Riposerò domenica. I will rest on Sunday.
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At the Hospital

Fluency Level 2 · Tra un'ora. Adesso riposano, tutti e due.

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