Significado
to be useful (to)
- to be good (for)
- to be useful
- to be good
En una frase
Un po' di riposo ti gioverà domani.
A little rest will do you good tomorrow.
Questo consiglio ti ha giovato davvero?
Did this advice really help you?
Correre ogni giorno non giova alle ginocchia.
Running every day isn't good for the knees.
Formas de la palabra (48)
| Palabra | Formas de la palabra |
|---|---|
| giovare | infinitive |
| gioviamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| giovo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| giovate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| giovi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| giovano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| giova | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| giovavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| giovavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| giovavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| giovavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| giovavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| giovava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| giovammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| giovai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| giovaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| giovasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| giovarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| giovò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| gioveremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| gioverò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| gioverete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| gioverai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| gioveranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| gioverà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| gioviamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| giovi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| gioviate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| giovi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| giovino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| giovi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| giovassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| giovassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| giovaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| giovassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| giovassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| giovasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| gioveremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| gioverei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| giovereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| gioveresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| gioverebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| gioverebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| gioviamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| giovate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| giova | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| giovando | gerund |
| giovato | past · participle |
Notas de uso
- Usually followed by a person/object with a: giova a tutti, non ti giova. Less common and more formal than aiutare or servire.
- Mostly used in formal, written, or elevated speech. In everyday conversation, Italians often prefer fare bene, aiutare, or servire.
- It is intransitive: don't use a direct object. Say giova alla salute, not giova la salute.