No. 285 in Italian
torna
"Returns" or "comes back."
In a sentence
Maria torna a casa tutti i giorni alle cinque.
Maria returns home every day at five.
Here, 'torna' is the third person singular present tense of the verb 'tornare', meaning 'to return'.
Spero che torna il bel tempo presto.
I hope that good weather returns soon.
In this case, 'torna' is used in a subjunctive construction, indicating a wish or hope about a future action.
Quando mi torna il libro che gli ho prestato?
When does he return me the book I loaned him?
In this instance, 'torna' is used reflexively to describe the act of something or someone being returned to the speaker.
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