Consegnare

Consegnare is an Italian transitive verb meaning to deliver, hand over, or submit something to someone. It is used for physical objects such as packages, documents, or assignments, as well as for more abstract items like a report or responsibility. The verb often implies transferring control or custody from the speaker to another person or institution, and it is common in administrative, postal, educational, and work contexts.

Consegnare can also mean to give something to be kept by someone, to entrust for safekeeping, or to present something officially (for example, a form, a proposal, or a file) to an authority or organization. The noun form consegna denotes the act of delivering or the delivery itself, and is frequently used in everyday language and service sectors (delivery services, mail, or logistics).

Etymology traces consegnare to Latin consignare, from con- “together” and signare “to seal or mark,” with the sense of committing something to someone’s care. The word evolved through Italian phonological changes to become the modern form consegnare and its related noun consegna.

Conjugation is regular for an -are verb. Present indicative: io consegno, tu consegni, lui/lei consegna, noi consegniamo, voi consegnate, loro consegnano. Other common forms include the passato prossimo (ho consegnato), imperfect (consegnavo), future (consegnerò), and the subjunctive (che io consegni). Imperative forms are: consegna (tu), consegni (Lei), consegniamo (noi), consegnate (voi), consegnino (loro).

Examples: Devo consegnare il pacco al corriere. Il professore ha consegnato i compiti agli studenti. L’azienda effettua la consegna entro 24 ore.