No. 805 in Italian
riuscire
"Riuscire" means "to succeed" or "to manage."
In a sentence
Sono riuscito a completare il progetto in tempo.
I managed to complete the project on time.
Here, 'riuscire' is used to express successful accomplishment of an action, often combined with an infinitive verb.
Non riesco a capire questa spiegazione.
I can't understand this explanation.
In this sentence, 'riuscire' indicates an inability or difficulty in performing an action.
Riuscirò finalmente a visitare quella città il prossimo mese.
I will finally be able to visit that city next month.
Here, 'riuscire' is used with future tense to express the possibility or feasibility of accomplishing an action in the future.
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