Rivedersi

Rivedersi is an Italian pronominal verb formed from rivedere (to see again). In common use it is reflexive or reciprocal, and it primarily means to see each other again or to meet again after an absence. The sense is typically informational and relational rather than physical, and it is widely used in everyday conversation.

Grammatical notes: rivedersi conjugates like other -ere verbs with the reflexive pronoun. In compound tenses it uses the auxiliary essere, and the past participle rivisto agrees in gender and number with the subject. For example: ci siamo rivisti (we have seen each other again; masculine or mixed gender), ci siamo riviste (we have seen each other again; feminine). Present forms include mi rivedo, ti rivedi, si rivede, ci rivediamo, vi rivedete, si rivedono. The imperative is formed as Rivediamoci (let’s see each other again).

Usage and examples: rivedersi is commonly used to talk about arranging or describing a future or past reunion. Examples include: Ci rivediamo domani. (We’ll see each other again tomorrow.) Dopo anni, ci siamo rivisti al concerto. (After years, we met again at the concert.) Rivediamoci presto. (Let’s meet again soon.) Non ci siamo ancora rivisti? (Haven’t we seen each other again yet?) When referring to a group of women, the past participle may be riviste: ci siamo riviste.

Relation to rivedere: rivedersi is the pronominal form of rivedere; in non-pronominal use, rivedere means to review, revise, or reexamine something, as in Ho rivisto il testo. Therefore, when the sense is simply “to review,” the reflexive form is not used.

See also: rivedere.