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ritornare

return

verb ree-tohr-NAH-reh Less Common
Travel & Places Movement

Also means

come back

Usage Note

Ritornare takes the auxiliary essere in compound tenses (sono ritornato), so the past participle agrees with the subject. It is interchangeable with tornare, just slightly more emphatic.

Examples

"Voglio ritornare a casa."

Natural Translation

I want to go back home.

Literal Translation

I-want to-return to home.

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