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ITALIAN VERB

riuscire

to manage, to succeed

  • #74 most used
  • Irregular -ire verb
  • Past participle: riuscito
  • Gerund: riuscendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use riuscire

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

  1. Present

    Non riesco a trovare le chiavi.

    I can't find the keys.

  2. Past

    Siamo riusciti a prendere l'ultimo treno.

    We managed to catch the last train.

  3. Imperfect

    Non riuscivo a dormire per il caldo.

    I couldn't sleep because of the heat.

  4. Future

    Riuscirai a venire alla festa sabato?

    Will you be able to make it to the party on Saturday?

  5. Conditional

    Riusciresti a passare in farmacia per me?

    Could you manage to stop by the pharmacy for me?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che riesca a trovare parcheggio.

    I hope he manages to find a parking space.

  7. Imperative

    Riuscite almeno a non litigare per un giorno!

    At least manage not to fight for one day!

Good to know

  • Riuscire a fare qualcosa: non riesco a dormire, I can't manage to sleep.
  • Riuscire takes essere in the passato prossimo: sono riuscito a finire.

Where you hear riuscire

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

Italian · Fluency Level 3

  • Non riesco a dormire stanotte. I can't manage to sleep tonight.
  • Alla fine sono riuscita a dormire. In the end I managed to sleep.
  • Domani riuscirò a riposare un po'. Tomorrow I'll manage to rest a little.
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The First Night

Fluency Level 3 · Non riesco a dormire. Troppi ricordi.

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