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They returned (remote past) in Italian 🇮🇹


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they returned (remote past) ritornarono
How to say “they returned (remote past)” in Italian? “Ritornarono”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “ritornarono” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on they returned (remote past) in Italian like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Tips to remember "ritornarono":
• Think of it as a combination of "ri-" (again/back) and "tornare" (to turn/come back). Visualize someone turning around or coming back, which helps recall that "ritornarono" means “they returned.”
• Remember that the ending -ono typically signals the third person plural in the remote past (passato remoto) for regular Italian verbs ending in -are.

Explanations:
• "Ritornarono" is the passato remoto form of the verb "ritornare" for "loro" (they). In written Italian, especially in literature or historical narratives, the passato remoto is commonly used to describe past actions that are distant in time.
• The prefix "ri-" reinforces the notion of returning or doing something again, making it easier to remember its meaning.

Other words/expressions that mean the same thing:
• " tornarono" is another literary (less used) form meaning "they came back."
• " tornarono indietro" can be used interchangeably in some literary contexts.
• In conversational Italian, one might use the passato prossimo "sono ritornati" to mean "they returned."

Conjugations of ritornare:

Infinitive: ritornare
Present (Presente):
 Io ritorno     (I return)
 Tu ritorni     (You return)
 Lui/Lei ritorna   (He/She returns)
 Noi ritorniamo   (We return)
 Voi ritenete   (You all return) – (Note: double-check: For ritornare, it should be "ritornate")
 Voi ritornate   (I'll use ritornate for clarity)
 Loro ritornano   (They return)

Passato Prossimo:
 Io sono ritornato/a  (I have returned)
 Tu sei ritornato/a  (You have returned)
 Lui/Lei è ritornato/a  (He/She has returned)
 Noi siamo ritornati/e  (We have returned)
 Voi siete ritornati/e  (You all have returned)
 Loro sono ritornati/e (They have returned)

Imperfect (Imperfetto):
 Io ritornavo    (I was returning/used to return)
 Tu ritornavi    (You were returning)
 Lui/Lei ritornava  (He/She was returning)
 Noi ritornavamo  (We were returning)
 Voi ritornavate  (You all were returning)
 Loro ritornavano  (They were returning)

Remote Past (Passato Remoto):
 Io ritornai     (I returned)
 Tu ritornasti    (You returned)
 Egli/Ella ritornò  (He/She returned)
 Noi ritornammo   (We returned)
 Voi ritornaste   (You all returned)
 Loro ritornarono  (They returned)

Future (Futuro Semplice):
 Io ritornerò    (I will return)
 Tu ritornerai    (You will return)
 Lui/Lei ritornerà  (He/She will return)
 Noi ritorneremo  (We will return)
 Voi ritornerete  (You all will return)
 Loro ritorneranno (They will return)

Conditional (Condizionale Presente):
 Io ritornerei    (I would return)
 Tu ritorneresti   (You would return)
 Egli/Ella ritornerebbe (He/She would return)
 Noi ritorneremmo  (We would return)
 Voi ritornereste  (You all would return)
 Loro ritornerebbero (They would return)

Examples of sentences with translations:
1. Ritornarono al villaggio dopo una lunga assenza.
 Translation: They returned to the village after a long absence.

2. Dopo anni lontani, ritornarono per vedere le vecchie strade della città.
 Translation: After years away, they returned to see the old streets of the city.

3. Gli amici ritornarono con nuovi racconti di viaggio.
 Translation: The friends returned with new travel tales.

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