ragionare

to reason

verb rah-joh-NAH-reh Rare

Origin: Latin rationare, from ratio (reason, reckoning).

Also means

to think through

Usage Note

Ragionare takes avere as its auxiliary and is often followed by su or di: ragionare su un problema (to reason through a problem). The derived noun il ragionamento means 'reasoning' or 'line of thought'. In commerce, il ragioniere (accountant) shares the same root, from counting and calculating as forms of reasoning.

Examples

"Dobbiamo ragionare con calma."

Natural Translation

We need to think things through calmly.

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