Meaning
to justify
- to account for
In a sentence
Non posso giustificare questo ritardo ancora una volta.
I can't justify this delay one more time.
Come puoi giustificare una spesa così alta?
How can you justify such a high expense?
Ha giustificato l'errore con una scusa semplice.
He justified the mistake with a simple excuse.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| giustificare | infinitive |
| giustifichiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| giustifico | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| giustificate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| giustifichi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| giustificano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| giustifica | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| giustificavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| giustificavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| giustificavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| giustificavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| giustificavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| giustificava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| giustificammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| giustificai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| giustificaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| giustificasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| giustificarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| giustificò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| giustificheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| giustificherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| giustificherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| giustificherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| giustificheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| giustificherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| giustifichiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| giustifichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| giustifichiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| giustifichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| giustifichino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| giustifichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| giustificassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| giustificassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| giustificaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| giustificassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| giustificassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| giustificasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| giustificheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| giustificherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| giustifichereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| giustificheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| giustificherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| giustificherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| giustifichiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| giustificate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| giustifica | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| giustificando | gerund |
| giustificato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use giustificare for defending actions or reasons; spiegare is broader and more neutral for simply explaining something.
- Often reflexive: giustificarsi = to justify oneself, apologize, or give excuses. Don't confuse it with scusarsi, which is a direct apology.
- In school or work, giustificare can mean providing an official excuse for an absence: giustificare un'assenza.