Ritorna

Ritorna is the third-person singular present indicative form of the Italian verb ritornare, meaning to return or come back. The infinitive ritornare is formed with the prefix re- meaning again and tornare, the base verb meaning to turn back. The word derives from Latin retornare, passing through Old Italian variants before becoming established in modern Italian.

In usage, ritorna denotes that a subject returns in the present tense. It appears in everyday speech, literature, journalism, and dialogue. Common phrases include ritornare a casa (to return home) and ritornare in scena (to return to the stage). The related noun for the act of returning is ritorno.

Ritorna is one of several Italian expressions around the concept of return; others include tornare and ritorno. It is also encountered in titles and lyric lines in Italian music and poetry, where the connotation of coming back or resuming a former state remains central.