State what an agreement or service promises to ensure.

The idea

Garantizar means to guarantee something; garantizar que introduces what is guaranteed. A negative guarantee can be followed by the subjunctive.

Patterns to compare
PersonaPresente
yogarantizo
túgarantizas
él / ella / ustedgarantiza
nosotros / nosotrasgarantizamos
vosotros / vosotrasgarantizáis
ellos / ellas / ustedesgarantizan

Examples

  • El contrato garantiza el acceso al servicio durante un año.The contract guarantees access to the service for one year.
  • La biblioteca garantiza que los datos personales se tratan con confidencialidad.The library guarantees that personal data is handled confidentially.
  • No puedo garantizar que el tren llegue a tiempo.I cannot guarantee that the train will arrive on time.
  • La cooperativa garantizó un precio justo a las productoras.The cooperative guaranteed the producers a fair price.
  • Garantizamos una respuesta en dos días laborables.We guarantee a reply within two working days.
  • El seguro no garantiza la reparación de todos los daños.The insurance does not guarantee repairs for all damage.

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Watch out

Do not write garantize: before e, z changes to c, as in garantice.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the correct form: Yo ___ la entrega antes del viernes. (garantizo / garantiza)

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    garantizo

    Garantizo agrees with the first-person subject.

  2. Choose the correct form: La oferta no garantiza que el precio ___ igual. (permanezca / permanece)

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    permanezca

    Permanezca follows the negative statement about what is guaranteed.

  3. Choose the correct form: Ayer las empresas ___ el suministro. (garantizaron / garantizan)

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    garantizaron

    Garantizaron places the companies’ action in the past.

Use it today

Write a sentence stating what a service guarantees.