garantissent

Garantissent is the third-person plural present subjunctive form of the French verb garantir, meaning to guarantee or to warrant. It is not a standalone noun or term, but a grammatical form used in dependent clauses to express necessity, doubt, opinion, desire, or possibility.

Etymology and classification: Garantir belongs to the set of -ir verbs in French and conjugates in the present subjunctive with endings that align with other irregular -ir verbs. In the present subjunctive, the form used for ils/elles is garan-tiss- ent (written as garantissent in standard orthography), typically following expressions that require a subjunctive mood, such as il faut que, bien que, ou pour que.

Usage and examples: Garantissent appears in clauses that require the subjunctive. Examples include: Il faut qu'ils garantissent la sécurité des données. Il est important qu'ils garantissent leurs engagements. In everyday speech, speakers often use other mood forms or avoid the subjunctive, but garantissent remains common in formal writing and official discourse.

Notes: Because garanti-r is a standard verb, garantissent follows regular subjunctive patterns seen with other -ir verbs, including form variations like garantisse, garantisses, garantisse, garantissions, garantissiez, and garantissent. The form is typically encountered in written French, policy documents, legal texts, and media that adopt formal register.

See also: Garantir, Garantie, Subjonctif présent, French verb conjugation.