Suggerendo

Suggerendo is the present participle (gerundio presente) of the Italian verb suggerire, meaning to suggest or to hint. The form is used to indicate ongoing or simultaneous action and can accompany another verb to express a concurrent action, typically with the auxiliary stare to form continuous tenses: sto suggerendo, stai suggerendo, sta suggerendo; stavamo suggerendo, stavate suggerendo.

As a gerund, suggerendo can introduce a clause that describes how something is done or the manner in which an action occurs. For example: Suggerendo nuove soluzioni, l’esperto ha guidato la discussione. In this usage, the gerundive phrase functions like a descriptive supplement to the main clause.

Suggerendo is not commonly used as a noun. The corresponding noun is suggerimento, meaning a suggestion or proposal. The verb suggerire and its gerund form are related to the Latin composition suggerere, generally linked to bringing forward or proposing something.

Usage notes and varieties: the gerund is frequent in spoken Italian and in narrative or descriptive passages. In more formal writing, especially when ambiguity could arise, it is sometimes preferable to use a finite clause or a subordinate clause (for example, “che ha suggerito” or “di suggerire”) rather than a gerundive construction.

Related terms include the related verb form consigliando (present participle of consigliare, meaning to advise) or other verbs of proposing or proposing actions. Overall, suggerendo serves to express an ongoing or accompanying act of suggesting within sentences.