Ti riporto il libro domani.

I bring the book back to you tomorrow.

Breakdown of Ti riporto il libro domani.

• io: I
• il libro: the book
• domani: tomorrow
• ti: to you

Questions & Answers about Ti riporto il libro domani.

What does ti mean in this sentence?

Ti is the unstressed object pronoun for you in the singular, here meaning to you.

So in Ti riporto il libro domani, ti tells you who receives the book back: I’m bringing the book back to you tomorrow.

A native English speaker often expects something more like to you, but Italian usually uses a short pronoun before the conjugated verb:

• Ti porto il libro = I bring the book to you
• Ti scrivo = I write to you

Why is it riporto and not just porto?

Because riportare adds the idea of back or again.

• portare = to bring, carry
• riportare = to bring back, carry back

So:

• Porto il libro = I bring the book
• Riporto il libro = I bring the book back

In this sentence, the speaker is not just bringing a book somewhere; they are returning it.

Is riporto one word, and what does ri- do?