proteggeranno

Proteggeranno is the form used in Italian to express “they will protect.” In standard Italian the correct future tense for the verb proteggere is proteggeranno, with the double g kept before the ending -eranno. The spelling protegg eranno is used in the same way, while the variant proteggeranno (with a single g) is generally regarded as a nonstandard spelling in formal writing, though it may appear in informal texts or typographical errors.

The verb proteggere comes from Latin proteggere, formed from pro- “forward” or “for” and tegere “to cover, to protect.” In modern Italian, proteggere is a regular -ere verb with a consonant cluster that requires the preserved double g in its future forms to maintain the hard g sound before the vowel that follows.

Usage and examples: proteggere denotes guarding, shielding, or defending someone or something. In the future tense, one would say, for example, Loro proteggeranno i loro dati, meaning “They will protect their data.” The form proteggeranno is generally considered incorrect in standard Italian and should be avoided in formal writing.

Summary: proteggeranno is commonly encountered but nonstandard; the correct orthography for the third-person plural future of proteggere is proteggeranno. This distinction reflects Italian spelling rules aimed at preserving the pronunciation of the hard g before e and i. See also proteggere.