tornar + Infinitive
Doing Something Again
Tornar plus an infinitive says again: Torni dire, I say it again.
How It Works
| Pattern | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| tornar alone | to come back | Torni a Tolosa. |
| tornar + infinitive | to do again | Torni legir. |
Writers put nothing between the two verbs: the dictionaries give tornar dire (to say again) and tornar far (to do again). Tornar a goes with a place, as in tornar a l'ostal.
The pattern works in every tense: Maria tornèt dire (Maria said again). In the compound past it takes aver, which keeps it apart from coming back: Ai tornat legir lo libre (I read the book again), but Soi tornat a Tolosa (I came back to Toulouse).
To ask someone to repeat, use the plural command: Tornatz dire, se vos plai!
Examples (5)
- Torni dire la responsa.
I say the answer again.
Dire follows tornar directly.
- Maria torna legir la letra.
Maria reads the letter again.
Torna legir means reads again.
- Tornam cantar la cançon.
We sing the song again.
The infinitive cantar follows tornam.
- Ai tornat legir lo libre.
I read the book again.
The compound past takes aver: ai tornat.
- Tornatz dire, se vos plai!
Say that again, please!
Tornatz is the command for vosautres.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Tornar goes directly before an infinitive, so the pattern of vau plus an infinitive comes first.
Related Patterns
- començar de, començar aBeginning to
Començar needs a or de before an infinitive, while tornar needs neither.
Level 3 - èsser a + InfinitiveBeing in the Middle of Doing
Another verb pattern with an infinitive: it says the action is in progress.
Level 3 - Compound Past With aver
Tornar plus an infinitive takes aver in the compound past.
Level 3 - Compound Past With èsser
Tornar alone, meaning to come back, takes èsser.
Level 3 - The Infinitive
The verb after tornar stays in the infinitive.
Level 1
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