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io ritornai

I returned, I came back

→ ritornare
ri again or back (re-) + torn return, go back, come back + ai 1st-person singular past
verb · 1st-person singular, past tense Rare #45,407
I returned, I came back Past historic form, used mainly in writing and storytelling; in everyday speech, Italian usually uses «sono ritornato».
IT: Ritornai a casa tardi.
EN: I came back home late.
Conjugation of ritornare
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First ritornai —
Third ritornò —

Ritornai a casa dopo un'assenza di due anni.

I returned home after an absence of two years.

Piano piano, ritornai in città.

Little by little, I made my way back to the city.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Mio figlio stava sanguinando quando ritornai a casa.

My son was bleeding when I got home.

— The Chaser (2008)

Ritornai a casa per mangiare.

I went back home to eat.