RIUSCIRE indicates that the ability depends by ourselves, by our physical and mental skills.

Examples:

Non riesco a capire Hans quando parla tedesco velocemente (→ mental skills) (I can’t understand Hans when he speaks German fast)

Riesco a fare il salto in lungo (→ physical skills) (I can do the long jump)

USE :

POTERE + infinitive → “potere” is always followed by the infinitive form

RIUSCIRE + A + infinitive → “riuscire” is not immediately followed by the verb in the infinitive form, but between the two of them there s the preposition “a”

How does the verb BISOGNARE work? Let’s find out!