Aggiustato

Aggiustato is the past participle of the Italian verb aggiustare, meaning to fix, adjust, or mend. It is also used as an adjective meaning “fixed” or “adjusted” and agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies: aggiustato (masc. sing.), aggiustata (fem. sing.), aggiustati (masc. pl.), aggiustate (fem. pl.).

In standard Italian, compound tenses use the auxiliary avere: Ho aggiustato la sedia; Hai aggiustato la valigia. In passive-like or descriptive constructions, the auxiliary essere is used: La sedia è stata aggiustata; Il rubinetto è stato aggiustato.

As an adjective, aggiustato can modify a noun directly or appear in predicate position: una sedia aggiustata, un meccanismo ben aggiustato. It can also describe data, plans or texts that have been corrected or tuned: dati aggiustati, testo aggiustato, versione aggiustata della tabella.

Common meanings cover a broad range from mechanical repair to numerical adjustments and corrections. The term overlaps with synonyms such as riparato, sistemato, corretto, depending on context. In colloquial usage, aggiustare can also imply tweaking or manipulating something, sometimes in a non-obvious or improvised way, which may carry different connotations based on the subject.

Etymology: the form comes from the verb aggiustare, a standard Italian verb. The precise historical origin of aggiustare is not universally agreed, but it is widely understood as derived from the notion of making something right or proper.

See also: aggiustare, riparare, sistemare, correggere.