Raccontate

Raccontate is a form of the Italian verb raccontare. It can function as the second person plural present indicative of raccontare (voi raccontate) and also as the second person plural imperative (Raccontate!). It is also the feminine plural past participle of raccontare when used as an adjective or in compound tenses, as in le storie raccontate.

In its verb forms, raccontare means to tell or recount. Examples include: Voi raccontate una storia ogni sera. Raccontate qualcosa di divertente! The imperative Raccontate! is used to command a group to tell something.

As a past participle, racconto raccontate agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies when used as an adjective or when preceded by a preceding direct object in compound tenses. For instance, le storie raccontate means “the told stories.” In phrases with avere as the auxiliary, the participle agrees with a preceding direct object: Le storie che avete raccontate erano molto interessanti.

Etymology follows the pattern of many Italian verbs formed from the noun racconto (story) plus the infinitive ending -are, yielding raccontare (to tell/recount). The participle raccon-tato forms the feminine plural racconte- te when agreeing with feminine plural nouns.

In summary, racconte-te is a versatile form tied to racontare, used for present and imperative verb forms as well as as a feminine plural past participle when describing feminine plural nouns or in compound tense constructions.