adottano

Adottano is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Italian verb adottare, meaning to adopt. It is used with a direct object and can refer to taking someone or something as one’s own, or to beginning to use or accept something, such as a policy, measure, practice, or law, as well as to the act of adopting a child.

Conjugation and related forms: The present tense of adottare is io adotto, tu adotti, lui/lei adotta, noi adottiamo, voi adottate, loro adottano. The past participle is adottato, used with avere to form compound tenses (ho adottato, hai adottato, hanno adottato). The gerund is adottando. The verb is transitive and typically takes a direct object (adottare una decisione, una legge, una misura, un approccio) and can also refer to adopting a child (adottare un bambino).

Usage notes: Adottano is commonly used in contexts such as government, organizations, or individuals adopting policies, procedures, or practices, as well as in family or social contexts when describing the act of taking in a child. In passive constructions or in reported speech, forms such as è stato adottato or hanno adottato possono appear. The pronunciation places the stress on the third syllable: adop-tta-no.

Etymology: The verb adottare originates from Latin adoptare, formed with ad- meaning toward or to, and optare meaning to choose. The sense evolved to cover taking something or someone as one’s own or to implement something newly chosen or accepted.