giungi

Giungi is a form of the Italian verb giungere, meaning to reach, to arrive, or to join. In standard usage, giungere can denote physically arriving at a place, reaching a goal, or joining together with others or ideas. Giungi specifically refers to the second-person singular present indicative and to the related imperative form in the tu-voice.

Conjugation and forms: The verb giungere conjugates with the stem giung- plus typical -ere endings, but it is irregular in the present tense. Key forms include io giungo, tu giungi, lui/lei giunge, noi giungiamo, voi giungete, loro giungono. The imperative forms are giungi (tu), giunga (Lei), giungiamo (noi), giungete (voi), giungano (Loro). The past participle is giunto, the gerund is giungendo, and the present participle used as an adjective can be giungente (often meaning urgent in modern Italian).

Usage notes: Giungi appears in a range of contexts from literal arrival to figurative reaching of conclusions or agreements. It is common to see phrases such as giungere a casa (to arrive home), giungere a un accordo (to reach an agreement), or la notizia giunge improvvisa (the news arrives unexpectedly). In everyday speech, however, more common verbs like arrivare or raggiungere are frequently preferred, especially in the imperative.

Etymology: Giungere derives from Latin iungere, meaning to join. The Italian form preserves the root giung- with regular -ere verb endings, reflecting common phonetic and morphological changes from Latin to Italian.