garantivamo

Garantivamo is the first-person plural imperfect indicative form of the Italian verb garantire, meaning "we were guaranteeing" or "we guaranteed." In standard Italian, it is used to describe past situations in which a guarantee or assurance was provided over a period of time.

Formation and grammar: The imperfect for -ire verbs like garantire uses the stem garant- plus the typical imperfect endings: -ivo, -ivi, -iva, -ivamo, -ivate, -ivano. Therefore garantivamo corresponds to noi (we). It is parallel to other verbs such as capivamo from capire or dormivamo from dormire.

Usage: Garantivamo can describe ongoing past assurances, commitments, or conditions that persisted in the past. It appears in narrative or descriptive prose to convey a sense of continuity in guarantees or assurances given previously.

Examples:

- Noi garantivamo la qualità dei nostri servizi fin dall'inizio. (We were guaranteeing the quality of our services from the start.)

- Durante la trattativa garantivamo la conformità alle norme, ma l'accordo fu rinegoziato. (During the negotiation we guaranteed compliance with the standards, but the agreement was renegotiated.)

Variants and notes: The present tense is garantiamo; the passato prossimo is abbiamo garantito (we have guaranteed). The passato remoto for noi è garantimmo. Dialectal or stylistic variations may occur in some regional varieties.

See also: Italian verb conjugation, garantire.