rientrano

Rientrano is the present indicative third-person plural form of the Italian verb rientrare, meaning they return or they come back. It is used to describe people or entities returning to a place, situation, or status after being away or after an interruption.

Etymology and meaning: Rientrare is built from the prefix ri- meaning back or again, added to entrare (to enter). The sense conveyed is returning to a previous location or condition, rather than simply entering anew. The term is commonly applied to physical returns (returning home, returning to a city) as well as to figurative returns (returning to a routine or to a state of affairs).

Conjugation and related forms: Rientrano is part of the regular -are verb conjugation in the present tense. Other present forms are rientro (io), rientri (tu), rientra (lui/lei), rientriamo (noi), rientrate (voi). In compound tenses, rientrare generally uses the auxiliary essere, with past participles matching in gender and number (sono rientrato, sei rientrata, siamo rientrati, etc.).

Usage notes: The verb is common in narrative and descriptive writing, as well as in spoken Italian. It often collocates with adverbs or phrases indicating place or time, such as a casa, in città, al lavoro, o dopo una giornata. It can describe physical movement (rientrano in casa) or more abstract returns (rientrare in una routine, rientrare in scena in una performance).

Examples: I pendolari rientrano a casa dopo il lavoro. Le squadre rientrano in campo al secondo tempo. Dopo la pausa, molti manager rientrano nel progetto con nuove idee.