ritenere
A2#1,552Hear it
verb
- to hold again
- to think, to believe, to consider
- to hold back, to restrain, to stop
- to retain (mentally), to remember, to keep in mind
- to repressanger, a desire, a revolt, etc.
Forms
Present
| I | ritengo |
|---|---|
| you | ritieni |
| he, she, it | ritiene |
| we | riteniamo |
| you (plural) | ritenete |
| they | ritengono |
Imperfect
| I | ritenevo |
|---|---|
| you | ritenevi |
| he, she, it | riteneva |
| we | ritenevamo |
| you (plural) | ritenevate |
| they | ritenevano |
Past historic
| I | ritenni |
|---|---|
| you | ritenesti |
| he, she, it | ritenne |
| we | ritenemmo |
| you (plural) | riteneste |
| they | ritennero |
Future
| I | riterrò |
|---|---|
| you | riterrai |
| he, she, it | riterrà |
| we | riterremo |
| you (plural) | riterrete |
| they | riterranno |
Conditional
| I | riterrei |
|---|---|
| you | riterresti |
| he, she, it | riterrebbe |
| we | riterremmo |
| you (plural) | riterreste |
| they | riterrebbero |
Subjunctive
| I | ritenga |
|---|---|
| you | ritenga |
| he, she, it | ritenga |
| we | riteniamo |
| you (plural) | riteniate |
| they | ritengano |
Imperfect subjunctive
| I | ritenessi |
|---|---|
| you | ritenessi |
| he, she, it | ritenesse |
| we | ritenessimo |
| you (plural) | riteneste |
| they | ritenessero |
Imperative
| you | ritieni |
|---|---|
| he, she, it | ritenga |
| we | riteniamo |
| you (plural) | ritenete |
| they | ritengano |
Other forms
| infinitive | ritenere |
|---|
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- Ritengo inutile discutere di politica in famiglia.I consider it pointless to discuss politics with family.A2Di nuovo, per favore (5) — Again, please (5) (A2)
- Ritengo che due caffè al giorno siano abbastanza.I consider two coffees a day to be enough.A2Di nuovo, per favore (9) — Again, please (9) (A2)
- Ritengo che sia meglio partire presto, con questo traffico.I consider it better to leave early, with this traffic.A2Di nuovo, per favore (2) — Again, please (2) (A2)
Other ways to say it
- arrestareto halt, to stop, to check, to staunch; to arrest, to apprehend, to collar, to nick
- considerareto consider, to examine, to weigh, to contemplate; to consider, to keep in mind, to bear in mind, to take into consideration the fact that
- credereto believe; to think
- fermareto stop, arrest; to hold
- pensareto think; to think about someone
- trattenereto hold (someone) (back); to restrain; to harness, especially to stop from running away; to confine (someone) (in at/a place), especially to hold in police custody