adoperarono

Adoperarono is the third-person plural passato remoto form of the Italian verb adoperare, meaning “they used” or “they employed.” The form is predominantly found in written or historical texts, where the passato remoto is common, and signals a completed action in the past. Adoperarono can refer to using tools, methods, resources, or means to achieve a result, and is often used in formal or literary narration.

Adoperare is a regular -are verb. In the passato remoto, its principal forms are: io adoperai, tu adoperasti, lui/lei adoperò, noi adoperammo, voi adoperaste, essi adoperarono. The infinitive is adoperare; the past participle is adoperato, and the gerund is adoperando. The word’s etymology traces to Latin adoperāre, from ad- (toward) and operāre (to work), reflecting the sense of applying or employing something toward a task.

Usage and nuance: adoperare emphasizes the action of employing or applying a means, often with a sense of deliberate choice or resourcefulness. It can be interchangeable with utilizzare or impiegare in many contexts, but adoperare may carry a slightly more concrete or instrumental connotation. In modern Italian, adoperare is more commonly used in writing than in casual speech, where usare or utilizzare are frequent alternatives. The passato remoto forms, including adoperarono, are characteristic of narrative prose and historical writing.

Examples: “Nella riunione, i ricercatori adoperarono metodi innovativi.” “I protagonisti adoperarono stratagemmi per superare gli ostacoli.” These illustrate the sense of applying methods or strategies in pursuit of an outcome.