Riuscivo

Riuscivo is the first-person singular imperfect indicative form of the Italian verb riuscire. The verb means to succeed, to be able to do something, or to manage to achieve a result. The imperfect tense is used to describe past abilities, states, or repeated actions, rather than a single completed event.

In usage, riusci vo commonly appears with the preposition a followed by an infinitive to indicate what was accomplished: riuscivo a fare qualcosa. The sense is often of ongoing capability in the past or of habitual success. In negative constructions, non riuscivo a conveys inability in the past: non riuscivo a dormire. Compared with the passato prossimo form sono riuscito, which marks a specific completed achievement, riusci vo in the imperfect emphasizes duration or repetition or a background condition.

Conjugation notes: the form riusci vo comes from a regular imperfect pattern for riuscire. Other tenses use the same verb stem: present tense forms are riesco, riesci, riesce, riusciamo, riuscite, riescono; imperfect forms include riuscivo, riuscivi, riusciva, riuscivamo, riuscivate, riuscivano.

Common uses include narrating past experiences, describing what someone was able to do over a period, or contrasting past possibilities with later results. The imperfect riusci vo often appears in literary and everyday Italian to set a scene or recount repeated successes, whereas other tenses would be used to mark single episodes of achievement.

Examples:

- Da ragazzo, riuscivo spesso a risolvere i piccoli problemi da solo.

- Non riuscivo a dormire quella notte, quindi mi alzai tardi.

- Quando lavoravo lì, riusci vo a trovare soluzioni creative, giorno dopo giorno.