Intervenuta

Intervenuta is the feminine singular past participle of the Italian verb intervenire, meaning to intervene or to come between. It can function as a verbal adjective or in compound tenses to indicate that someone or something has intervened or taken part in an event.

Etymology: from Latin intervenire (inter- between + venire to come). The form intervenuta marks gender and number: intervenuto (masc. sing.), intervenuta (fem. sing.), intervenuti (masc. pl.), intervenute (fem. pl.). In sentences with essere as auxiliary, the participle agrees with the subject: La donna è intervenuta. In other uses, it can describe a feminine noun: la persona intervenuta sul posto.

Usage: Common in news reporting and legal language to denote involvement or action. Examples: "La polizia è intervenuta tempestivamente." "La persona intervenuta sul posto ha fornito una descrizione." In legal contexts, the term can appear in phrases such as "parte intervenuta" referring to a party that has intervened in a case. The feminine form intervenuta is used when the noun it modifies is feminine, while the masculine form intervenuto is used for masculine subjects. Plural forms are intervenuti and intervenute.

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