testifico

Testifico is the first-person singular present indicative form of the Italian verb testificare, meaning to testify or to attest. It is used to express a personal assertion of truth, often in formal, legal, or documentary contexts.

Etymology: The verb derives from the Latin testificare, formed from testis (witness) with the suffix -ficāre, and it has English cognates such as “to testify.” The form testifico reflects standard Italian conjugation of -ificare verbs.

Usage and conjugation: In Italian, io testifico means “I testify” or “I attest,” with the subject often omitted in speech. The present indicative conjugation is: io testifico, tu testifichi, lui/lei testifica, noi testifichiamo, voi testificate, loro testificano. The verb is regular within the -ificare conjugation pattern, including the phonetic adjustment before -i (testifichiamo).

In legal and administrative language, the form appears in statements asserting the veracity of a document or claim, for example: “Io testifico la veridicità di quanto riportato nel verbale.” The infinitive is testificare.

Related terms: Testifico is not a noun; the related noun for a person who testifies is testimone, and the act of giving testimony is testimonianza. The infinitive is testificare, and related lexical items include attestare (to attest) in certain contexts.