Ringraziare Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Italian

ringraziare — to thank — is one of the verbs you will use every day in Italian. It is a non-reflexive, regular -are verb, and it comes up in conversation, at work and at home. It is the verb for thanking someone, and it is completely regular in every tense. Because it ends in -iare, the stem-final i drops before an i-initial ending, so the io form is ringrazio and the tu form is ringrazi. It takes the person as a direct object. On this page you will find ringraziare in real sentences, grouped by meaning and tense, two short texts that show it in context, the mistakes learners actually make with it, and a ten-question quiz with explained answers. Start with the examples, say them aloud, and then test yourself. The full conjugation tables are on the ringraziare conjugation page, and the deep dive into its most practised tense is on the ringraziare present tense page.

Example sentences with ringraziare

In the present tense

  • “Io ringrazio Maria ogni giorno.” — “I thank Maria”
  • “Tu ringrazi Maria ogni giorno.” — “You thank Maria”
  • “Lui ringrazia Maria ogni giorno.” — “He thanks Maria”
  • “Noi ringraziamo Maria ogni giorno.” — “We thank Maria”
  • “Voi ringraziate Maria ogni giorno.” — “You thank Maria”
  • “Loro ringraziano Maria ogni giorno.” — “They thank Maria”

In the passato prossimo

  • “Io ho ringraziato Maria questa settimana.” — “I have thanked Maria”
  • “Tu hai ringraziato Maria questa settimana.” — “You have thanked Maria”
  • “Lui ha ringraziato Maria questa settimana.” — “He has thanked Maria”
  • “Noi abbiamo ringraziato Maria questa settimana.” — “We have thanked Maria”
  • “Voi avete ringraziato Maria questa settimana.” — “You have thanked Maria”
  • “Loro hanno ringraziato Maria questa settimana.” — “They have thanked Maria”

In other tenses

The same verb in the imperfect, the future, the conditional, the present subjunctive and the imperative — the tenses that complete the picture. All forms come from the verified tables.

  • “Io ringraziavo Maria una volta.” — “I used to thank Maria”
  • “Tu ringrazierai Maria domani.” — “You will thank Maria”
  • “Lui ringrazierebbe Maria un giorno.” — “He would thank Maria”
  • “È importante che noi ringraziamo Maria.” — “It is important that we thank Maria”
  • “Ringrazia Maria!” — “Thank Maria!”

How ringraziare is used

The first thing to know about ringraziare is its core meaning: to thank. It is the verb for thanking someone, and it is completely regular in every tense. Because it ends in -iare, the stem-final i drops before an i-initial ending, so the io form is ringrazio and the tu form is ringrazi. It takes the person as a direct object. In everyday speech it appears most often in the present and the passato prossimo, the two tenses on this page, because most of what we say is either what we do every day or what we have just done. Learn those two tenses first and the rest of the conjugation becomes a matter of adding forms one at a time. The second thing to know is the company ringraziare keeps. The present io form is ringrazio, and it pairs naturally with the time words ogni giorno and sempre for habits, and with adesso for what is happening right now. The passato prossimo io form is ho ringraziato, and it pairs with ieri and questa settimana for finished actions. When you learn a verb form, learn its time words with it, and choosing the tense becomes automatic. The third thing to know is what ringraziare does not do. It never appears as a bare infinitive after a subject pronoun — after io you need ringrazio, never ringraziare. It never takes the wrong auxiliary in the perfect tenses: the passato prossimo is ho ringraziato, built with avere, and the other auxiliary does not belong here. And its participle ringraziato is given in the masculine singular form in the tables, with agreement depending on the sentence, not on the verb table.

Ringraziare in context

Io ringrazio Maria ogni giorno. Tu ringrazi Maria ogni giorno. Lui ringrazia Maria ogni giorno. Noi ringraziamo Maria ogni giorno. That is a normal part of the routine, and that is why the present of ringraziare is the first form worth learning. Each sentence uses a different person, so read them aloud and notice how the form changes — ringrazio, ringrazi, ringrazia, ringraziamo — while the meaning stays the same: to thank. Io ho ringraziato Maria questa settimana. Tu hai ringraziato Maria questa settimana. Lui ha ringraziato Maria questa settimana. Noi abbiamo ringraziato Maria questa settimana. That was a normal day, but it is exactly on days like this that the passato prossimo of ringraziare appears constantly: a finished action, a precise moment, and the story goes on. Compare these sentences with the present ones above: the verb changes tense, but the basic meaning — to thank — does not change. That is the difference between a habit and a finished event.

Common mistakes

1. Using the infinitive instead of a conjugated form

✗ Wrong: “Io ringraziare Maria.”

✓ Right: “Io ringrazio Maria ogni giorno.”

The infinitive ringraziare never takes a subject. After io you need the conjugated present form ringrazio.

2. Using the wrong person

✗ Wrong: “Io ringrazi Maria.”

✓ Right: “Io ringrazio Maria ogni giorno.”

ringrazi is the tu form, not the io form. The io form is ringrazio — check the person before you write the form.

3. Using the present for a finished past action

✗ Wrong: “Io ringrazio Maria ieri.”

✓ Right: “Io ho ringraziato Maria questa settimana.”

Ieri points to the past, so use the passato prossimo ho ringraziato here, not the present ringrazio.

4. Mixing up the auxiliary

✗ Wrong: “Io sono ringraziato Maria.”

✓ Right: “Io ho ringraziato Maria questa settimana.”

ringraziare takes avere in the passato prossimo. The io form is ho ringraziato — the other auxiliary never belongs with this verb.

Quiz: test yourself

Ten questions on ringraziare across the tenses. Answers with explanations follow each question.

  1. What is the tu form of ringraziare in the Present indicative?

    • A) ringrazio
    • B) ringrazi
    • C) ringrazia
    • D) ringraziamo

  2. What is the io form of ringraziare in the Present perfect (passato prossimo)?

    • A) hai ringraziato
    • B) ha ringraziato
    • C) ho ringraziato
    • D) abbiamo ringraziato

  3. What is the lui/lei form of ringraziare in the Imperfect?

    • A) ringraziavo
    • B) ringraziavi
    • C) ringraziavamo
    • D) ringraziava

  4. What is the noi form of ringraziare in the Future?

    • A) ringrazieremo
    • B) ringrazierò
    • C) ringrazierai
    • D) ringrazierà

  5. What is the tu form of ringraziare in the Conditional?

    • A) ringrazierei
    • B) ringrazieresti
    • C) ringrazierebbe
    • D) ringrazieremmo

  6. What is the io form of ringraziare in the Passato remoto?

    • A) ringraziasti
    • B) ringraziò
    • C) ringraziai
    • D) ringraziammo

  7. What is the noi form of ringraziare in the Present subjunctive?

    • A) ringrazi
    • B) ringraziate
    • C) ringrazino
    • D) ringraziamo

  8. What is the gerund of ringraziare?

    • A) ringraziando
    • B) ringraziato
    • C) ringraziare
    • D) ringrazio

  9. What is the past participle of ringraziare?

    • A) ringraziando
    • B) ringraziato
    • C) ringraziare
    • D) ringrazio

  10. What does ringraziare mean in English?

  • A) to explain
  • B) to answer
  • C) to thank
  • D) to ask

Answer key

  1. B) ringrazi — the correct form is ringrazi. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  2. C) ho ringraziato — the correct form is ho ringraziato. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  3. D) ringraziava — the correct form is ringraziava. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  4. A) ringrazieremo — the correct form is ringrazieremo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  5. B) ringrazieresti — the correct form is ringrazieresti. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  6. C) ringraziai — the correct form is ringraziai. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  7. D) ringraziamo — the correct form is ringraziamo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  8. A) ringraziando — the correct form is ringraziando. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  9. B) ringraziato — the correct form is ringraziato. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  10. C) to thank — the correct form is to thank. The other options are other forms of the same verb.

Frequently asked questions

What does ringraziare mean in English?

ringraziare means “to thank”. You use it whenever you talk about to thank in Italian, in the present, the past and the future.

Is ringraziare regular or irregular?

ringraziare is regular. ringraziare is regular: every form follows the standard -are endings, so once you know the pattern you can build every tense from the stem.

What are the gerund and past participle of ringraziare?

The gerund is ringraziando and the past participle is ringraziato. The perfect tenses use avere + ringraziato.

Where can I see the full conjugation of ringraziare?

On the ringraziare conjugation page — every tense, every person, with tables. The ringraziare present tense page goes deeper into its most practised tense.

Pronunciation

Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for ringraziare, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one.

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