giovare

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin iuvāre, present active infinitive of iuvō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒoˈva.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: gio‧và‧re

Verb

giovàre (first-person singular present gióvo or giòvo[1], first-person singular past historic giovài, past participle giovàto, auxiliary avére or (alternatively when the subject is a thing) èssere) Template:+preo

  1. to be useful (to) [auxiliary avere or essere]
    Sempre l'astuzzia ti gioverà.
    Astuteness will always be a help to you.
    A che mi giova sapere che non sia pronto?
    What use is it for me to know that it is not ready?
  2. to be good (for) [auxiliary avere or essere]
    giovare alla saluteto be good for one's health
  3. (impersonal) to be useful [auxiliary avere or essere]
  4. (impersonal) to be good [auxiliary avere or essere]
  5. (transitive, uncommon) to help, to benefit

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ giovo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 giovo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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