rischia

Rischia is the third-person singular present indicative form of the Italian verb rischiare, meaning to risk or to gamble. It is used to indicate that a subject—typically he, she, or the formal Lei—exposes something to danger, loss, or uncertainty in the present moment. The same form is also used in the second person formal when addressing someone: Lei rischia is the polite equivalent of you risk.

Grammatical use can be transitive or intransitive. As a transitive verb it can take a direct object, for example rischia una multa (he risks a fine). It is also common to find rischiare followed by di + infinito to express the risk of an action, as in rischia di perdere il treno (he risks missing the train). Some common constructions include rischiare qualcosa (to risk something) and rischiare di fare qualcosa (to risk doing something).

The verb rischiare derives from the noun rischio, meaning risk or hazard. The relationship between the noun and the verb mirrors a typical Italian pattern in which a noun of concept is turned into a verb describing acts associated with that concept.

In usage, rischia often appears in journalism, narrative, and everyday speech to convey that a course of action carries potential negative consequences or uncertainty. It can be paired with evaluative terms to express prudent caution or dramatic risk, depending on context.