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Prefisso “-ri”
The prefix “-ri”

“…molte persone hanno iniziato a rivendere quei vestiti”
(…many people have started reselling those clothes)

The prefix “ri-” in Italian can be used to indicate repetition or the idea of doing something again. In this sentence, the verb “rivendere” (to resell) is preceded by the prefix “ri-” to indicate the action of reselling the clothes.

Here are some other examples of verbs with the prefix “ri-“:

• rifare (to redo) → Ho dovuto rifare l’esercizio più volte (I had to redo the exercise multiple times)
• riportare (to bring back) → Hai riportato il libro alla biblioteca? (Did you bring back the book to the library?).
• riscrivere (to rewrite) → Ho riscritto il testo tre volte prima di esserne soddisfatto (I rewrote the text three times before being satisfied with it).
• risentire (to hear again, to get in touch again) → Dovrei risentire il mio vecchio amico per organizzare una cena insieme (I should get in touch with my old friend to arrange a dinner together).
• rimangiarsi (to take back, to withdraw a statement) → Non puoi rimangiarti quello che hai detto! (You can’t take back what you said!)

Note that the use of the prefix “ri-” is not always necessary to express repetition in Italian. Sometimes, the context of the sentence alone is enough to convey the idea of repeating an action.