rifacciano

Rifacciano is the third-person plural present subjunctive form of the Italian verb rifacciare. The verb rifacciare, though relatively rare in everyday speech, means to redo, remake, or reconstruct something that has already been made. Rifacciano is used in subordinate clauses that require the present subjunctive, such as after verbs or expressions of possibility, necessity, or doubt.

Conjugation: for the present subjunctive of rifacciare, the forms are: che io rifaccia, che tu rifaccia, che lui/lei rifaccia, che noi rifacciamo, che voi rifacciate, che loro rifacciano. The third-person plural rifacciano corresponds to “that they redo.”

Usage: rifacciare is mostly found in formal, literary, or technical writing and is not common in everyday Italian. In many contexts, speakers may prefer rifare (to redo) or use alternative constructions to express redoing or reconstructing, depending on nuance. The form rifacciano can appear in hypothetical or directive sentences, especially in formal reports, manuals, or narrative passages that aim for a precise re-creation of an object, plan, or design.

See also: Italian verbs, Subjunctive mood, Rifare. This entry notes rifacciano as a concrete example of how the Italian subjunctive can govern a less common verb form, illustrating the broader range of verb choices available to convey repetition or reconstruction in nuanced Italian prose.