governiamo

Governiamo is the first-person plural present indicative form of the Italian verb governare, meaning to govern or to manage. It denotes an action carried out by the subject we. As a regular -are verb, its present indicative forms are: io governo, tu governi, lui/lei governa, noi governiamo, voi governate, loro governano.

In usage, governiamo appears in contexts where a group speaks about current governance, such as political, administrative, or organizational action. It is common in speeches, news, essays, and everyday conversation when the speaker identifies a collective responsible for decision-making, policy, or leadership. The form supports statements about shared responsibility and active management in the present.

Examples of how it can be used include: Noi governiamo la scuola con politiche di trasparenza e partecipazione. L’azienda governa le operazioni con un approccio orientato al rischio. In politica, governiamo insieme a partner internazionali per stabilire accordi.

Etymology and related forms: governare derives from Latin gubernare, itself from Greek kybernáō, reflecting a long history of governance terminology. Related Italian terms include governo (government, the institution), governance (governance, in use with borrowed sense), and governabilità (governability). The verb governs actions performed by a collective or authority in the present tense and is part of everyday Italian usage when describing shared leadership and administrative control.

See also: governare, governo, governance, governabilità, Italian verb conjugation.