giovare
Italian
Etymology
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) [with a]
- 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?
- to be good (for) [auxiliary avere or essere]
- giovare alla salute ― to be good for one's health
- (impersonal) to be useful [auxiliary avere or essere]
- (impersonal) to be good [auxiliary avere or essere]
- (transitive, uncommon) to help, to benefit
Conjugation
Conjugation of giovàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
1Alternatively when the subject is a thing.
Derived terms
References
- ^ giovo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)