risultare

Risultare is an Italian verb used to express the outcome or appearance of something, typically the conclusion of an analysis, observation, or calculation. It can mean to turn out, to emerge, to be proven, or to appear as a certain state. The noun risultato (result) shares the same semantic field.

Etymology and usage notes

Risultare derives from Latin resultare, with a sense related to something that comes forth or is shown by reasoning or data. In modern Italian it commonly introduces conclusions drawn from evidence: risulta dai dati, risulta dall’analisi. It can modify nouns or adjectives (risulta utile, risulta evidente) and can introduce a subordinate clause with che to report a finding (risulta che i dati siano corretti). In such clauses, the following verb is often in the subjunctive when the statement is not presented as an established fact, though the indicative is used for certainties.

Grammar and conjugation

Risultare conjugates as a regular -are verb. Present indicative forms include: io risulto, tu risulti, lui/lei risulta, noi risultiamo, voi risultate, loro risultano. The past participle is risultato, and compound tenses use essere (è risultato, sono risultati). The verb can also appear with da to indicate source (risulta da un’analisi) and with che to introduce conclusions (risulta che...).

See also

Related terms include risultato (result) and emergere, apparire (synonyms in sense of appearance), and other Italian expressions that indicate inference from data or reasoning.