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To protect/guard in Italian 🇮🇹


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to protect/guard proteggere
How to say “to protect/guard” in Italian? “Proteggere”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “proteggere” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on to protect/guard in Italian like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Tips to remember:
• Notice the similarity between “proteggere” and the English “protect.” The “-eggere” ending is common in Italian verbs derived from Latin, reinforcing the meaning.
• Remember that the double “g” in “proteggere” distinguishes it from related words and cues you into the correct pronunciation.

Explanations and synonyms:
• “Proteggere” means “to protect” or “to guard.” It conveys the idea of shielding, keeping safe, or defending.
• Other Italian words with a similar meaning include “difendere” (to defend), “custodire” (to keep safe, to guard), and “salvaguardare” (to safeguard).

Conjugations of “proteggere”:

Indicative Present:
 Io proteggo   (“I protect”)
 Tu proteggi   (“You protect”)
 Lui/lei protegge (“He/she protects”)
 Noi proteggiamo (“We protect”)
 Voi proteggete  (“You [plural] protect”)
 Loro proteggono  (“They protect”)

Passato Prossimo:
 Io ho protetto   (“I have protected”)
 Tu hai protetto   (“You have protected”)
 Lui/lei ha protetto (“He/she has protected”)
 Noi abbiamo protetto (“We have protected”)
 Voi avete protetto  (“You [plural] have protected”)
 Loro hanno protetto  (“They have protected”)

Imperfect (Indicative Imperfetto):
 Io proteggevo   (“I used to protect”)
 Tu proteggevi   (“You used to protect”)
 Lui/lei proteggeva (“He/she used to protect”)
 Noi proteggevamo (“We used to protect”)
 Voi proteggevate  (“You [plural] used to protect”)
 Loro proteggevano  (“They used to protect”)

Future:
 Io proteggerò   (“I will protect”)
 Tu proteggerai   (“You will protect”)
 Lui/lei proteggerà (“He/she will protect”)
 Noi proteggeremo (“We will protect”)
 Voi proteggerete  (“You [plural] will protect”)
 Loro proteggeranno (“They will protect”)

Conditional Present:
 Io proteggerei   (“I would protect”)
 Tu proteggerei   (“You would protect”)
 Lui/lei proteggerebbe (“He/she would protect”)
 Noi proteggemmo   (“We would protect”)
 Voi proteggeste   (“You [plural] would protect”)
 Loro proteggerebbero (“They would protect”)

Subjunctive Present:
 Che io protegga   (“That I protect”)
 Che tu proteggi   (“That you protect”)
 Che lui/lei protegga (“That he/she protect”)
 Che noi proteggiamo (“That we protect”)
 Che voi proteggiate (“That you [plural] protect”)
 Che loro proteggano (“That they protect”)

Imperative:
 Tu: proteggi!  (“Protect!” – singular informal)
 Lei: protegga!  (“Protect!” – singular formal)
 Noi: proteggiamo! (“Let’s protect!”)
 Voi: proteggete!  (“Protect!” – plural informal/formal)

Examples of sentences:
1. "Il casco protegge la testa durante la bicicletta."
 Translation: "The helmet protects the head while riding a bicycle."

2. "Dobbiamo proteggere l'ambiente per le future generazioni."
 Translation: "We must protect the environment for future generations."

3. "I genitori proteggono i loro figli da pericoli."
 Translation: "Parents protect their children from dangers."

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