garantire

Garantire is an Italian transitive verb meaning to guarantee, assure, or secure something for someone. It is used in legal, contractual, commercial, and everyday contexts to indicate that a promise, quality, safety standard, or compliance will be upheld. The verb governs a direct object (what is guaranteed) and an indirect object (to whom the guarantee is given).

Etymology and related terms: Garantire is part of the Romance family and has cognates in other languages, such as Spanish garantizar and French garantir. The related noun garanzia means guarantee or warranty, and garente or garante refers to the guarantor or the person or entity that provides the guarantee.

Conjugation and forms: Garantire is a regular -ire verb with -isc- in the present tense, yielding io garantisco, tu garantisci, lui garantisce, noi garantiamo, voi garantite, loro garantiscono. The past participle is garantito. Other tenses follow the standard -ire conjugation: garantivo, garantivi, garantiva, garantivamo, garantivate, garantivano (imperfect); garantirò, garantirai, garantirà, garantiremo, garantirete, garantiranno (future).

Usage notes: In practice, garantire is used to express that a service, product, or commitment will be upheld, often with phrases such as garantire la qualità, garantire i diritti dei consumatori, or garantire la conformità. It can take a direct object (what is guaranteed) and an indirect object (to whom). The phrase la garanzia refers to the guarantee or warranty itself, while il garante denotes the guarantor.

See also: garanzia, garante, garanzia legale, garanzia commerciale.