Adoperammo

Adoperammo is the first-person plural form of the Italian verb adoperare in the passato remoto, the simple past tense. It translates to “we used” or “we employed” in English and is used to recount past actions in narrative or formal contexts. The modern, everyday equivalent is formed with the auxiliary avere in the passato prossimo: abbiamo adoperato or abbiamo usato. Adoperare itself means to use, employ, or utilize and comes from Latin operāre, with the prefix ad-, conveying a sense of applying or bringing into play.

In usage, adoperammo appears primarily in literary, historical, or formal writings. It is less common in contemporary spoken Italian, where the passato remoto is often replaced by the passato prossimo in most regions. The verb is a regular -are verb, and its passato remoto forms are: io adoperai, tu adoperasti, egli adoperò, noi adoperammo, voi adoperaste, essi adoperarono.

Example: Durante la spedizione, noi adoperammo strumenti rudimentali per superare l’ambiente ostile. Translation: During the expedition, we used rudimentary tools to overcome the hostile environment.

See also: adoperare, usare, impiegare.