Meaning
to arrive, to reach, to come
- to arrive, reach
- to join, connect
In a sentence
Sono giunto in ufficio con dieci minuti di ritardo.
I arrived at the office ten minutes late.
Quando giungi a casa, mi chiami?
When you get home, will you call me?
La notizia è giunta ieri sera.
The news arrived last night.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| giungere | infinitive |
| giungiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| giungo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| giungete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| giungi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| giungono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| giunge | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| giungevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| giungevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| giungevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| giungevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| giungevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| giungeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| giungemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| giunsi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| giungeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| giungesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| giunsero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| giunse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| giungeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| giungerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| giungerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| giungerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| giungeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| giungerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| giungiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| giunga | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| giungiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| giunga | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| giungano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| giunga | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| giungessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| giungessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| giungeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| giungessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| giungessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| giungesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| giungeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| giungerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| giungereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| giungeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| giungerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| giungerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| giungiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| giungete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| giungi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| giungendo | gerund |
| giunto | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'giungere' for formal arrivals (e.g., news, letters, abstract goals). 'Arrivare' is more casual for people/places.
- Takes 'essere' as auxiliary in compound tenses (e.g., 'sono giunto'). Never use 'avere'.
- Often implies effort or finality: 'giungere a una conclusione' (reach a conclusion).
- past participle giunto