Codificasti

Codificasti is the second-person singular form in the passato remoto (past historic) of the Italian verb codificare, meaning you codified. It is used primarily in written Italian, especially in historical or literary narratives, to describe a completed action in the distant past. The passato remoto is formal and less common in everyday speech, where the passato prossimo is typically preferred.

Morphology and conjugation: codificare is a regular -are verb. In the passato remoto, the second-person singular ending is -asti, resulting in codificasti. The standard passato remoto paradigm for this verb is: io codificai, tu codificasti, lui codificò, noi codificammo, voi codificaste, essi codificarono. Thus codificasti follows the regular pattern for -are verbs in this tense.

Etymology and meaning: codificare is formed from the noun codice (code, codex) combined with the suffix -ficare, meaning to make or to form. Therefore, codificare literally conveys “to make into a code” or “to codify.” Codificasti, as the historical second-person singular form, translates to “you codified.”

Usage notes: In contemporary speech, speakers more often use the passato prossimo form “hai codificato” to express the same idea. The passato remoto, including codificasti, appears mainly in literary works, historical writings, or formal narration, and may be found in regional texts or older documents.

See also: codificare, codice, codifica.