acquistati

Acquistati is the masculine plural past participle of the Italian verb acquistare, meaning purchased or acquired. It is typically used as an adjective to describe items or assets that have been bought, and it can also appear in noun phrases where the participle modifies a noun, for example “beni acquistati” (purchased goods) or “articoli acquistati” (purchased items). The feminine forms are acquistata (sing.) and acquistate (pl.).

Etymology and related forms: acquistati derives from acquistare, which in turn comes from Latin acquirere, formed from ad- (toward) and quaerere (to seek). It is distinct from the related verb acquisire, whose past participle is acquisito and which gives the adjective or noun acquisiti/acquisite in contexts such as “dati acquisiti” (data acquired) or “processi di acquisizione” (acquisition processes). This distinction helps prevent confusion between purchasing (“acquistare”) and obtaining or gaining in a broader sense (“acquisire”).

Usage notes: when used with the auxiliary avere in compound tenses, the participle agrees with the direct object if it precedes the verb (e.g., li ho acquistati – “I have purchased them”). Without a preceding object, the form remains acquistato (sing.) or acquistati (pl., masculine). The feminine forms are acquistata and acquistate. In everyday Italian, acquistati commonly appears in business, finance, and procurement contexts to indicate items or assets that have been bought.

See also: acquisition and related terms in Italian, including acquisizione (acquisition) and acquisire (to acquire), which contrast with acquistare (to purchase).