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ITALIAN VERB

garantire

to guarantee

  • #422 most used
  • Regular -ire verb
  • Past participle: garantito
  • Gerund: garantendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I guarantee
  2. tu you guarantee
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she guarantees
  4. noi we guarantee
  5. voi you all guarantee
  6. loro they guarantee

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I guaranteed
  2. tu you guaranteed
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she guaranteed
  4. noi we guaranteed
  5. voi you all guaranteed
  6. loro they guaranteed

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to guarantee
  2. tu you used to guarantee
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to guarantee
  4. noi we used to guarantee
  5. voi you all used to guarantee
  6. loro they used to guarantee

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will guarantee
  2. tu you will guarantee
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will guarantee
  4. noi we will guarantee
  5. voi you all will guarantee
  6. loro they will guarantee

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would guarantee
  2. tu you would guarantee
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would guarantee
  4. noi we would guarantee
  5. voi you all would guarantee
  6. loro they would guarantee

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I guarantee
  2. tu (that) you guarantee
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she guarantee
  4. noi (that) we guarantee
  5. voi (that) you all guarantee
  6. loro (that) they guarantee

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu guarantee!
  2. Lei guarantee! (formal)
  3. noi guarantee! (let’s)
  4. voi guarantee! (all of you)

How to use garantire

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Ti garantisco che il ristorante è ottimo.

    I guarantee you the restaurant is excellent.

  2. Past

    Il negozio ha garantito la consegna entro venerdì.

    The shop guaranteed delivery by Friday.

  3. Imperfect

    Il contratto garantiva due anni di assistenza.

    The contract guaranteed two years of support.

  4. Future

    Vi garantiremo un posto in prima fila.

    We'll guarantee you a seat in the front row.

  5. Conditional

    Chi garantirebbe il prestito al posto tuo?

    Who would guarantee the loan in your place?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Voglio che l'albergo garantisca il parcheggio.

    I want the hotel to guarantee parking.

  7. Imperative

    Garantiscimi che arrivi puntuale, per favore.

    Promise me you'll arrive on time, please.

Good to know

  • Garantire takes -isc-: garantisco, garantisci.

Where you hear garantire

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Italian · Advanced Level 3

  • Le garantisco la qualità della farina. I guarantee you the quality of the flour.
  • Mi ha garantito la consegna ogni settimana. He guaranteed me delivery every week.
  • Le garantiremo lo stesso prezzo tutto l'anno. We will guarantee you the same price all year.
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Negotiating

Advanced Level 3 · Cinquantacinque, se mi garantisce la qualità.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ire verb.