Trasportate

Trasportate is the feminine plural past participle of the Italian verb trasportare (to transport). It can function as a past participle in compound tenses with the auxiliary avere or with the auxiliary essere, and it also appears as an adjective meaning transported or carried.

Etymology and meaning: the word comes from Latin transportare, formed from trans- “across” and portare “to carry.” In modern Italian, trasportare and its participle trasportato/trasportata/trasportati/trasportate share the same root as related Romance languages and the English term transport.

Usage and grammar: as a form of the past participle, trasportate agrees in gender and number with the subject when used with essere in passive or middle constructions (for example, Le porte sono state trasportate). When used with avere, the participle normally does not change unless a preceding direct object requires agreement (for example, Le abbiamo trasportate, “We have transported them”). As an adjective, trasportate can modify a feminine plural noun: merci trasportate (transported goods).

Forms: the full set of participle endings for trasportare are trasportato (masculine singular), trasportata (feminine singular), trasportati (masculine plural), and trasportate (feminine plural).

See also: trasportare, trasporto, logistica.