aggiustò

Aggiustò is the third-person singular passato remoto form of the Italian verb aggiustare, meaning to fix, repair, or adjust. It is used to describe a completed action in the past, typically within literary or formal narrative. In modern Italian, the passato remoto is largely confined to written language and certain regional or literary contexts; in everyday speech, the passato prossimo is used.

Etymology: Aggiustare derives from ad- plus iustare, a formation ultimately linked to Latin adiustare, meaning to set right. The modern verb retains the sense of making something correct or proper. The form aggiustò follows the standard conjugation pattern for -are verbs in the passato remoto, with the suffix -ò for the third-person singular.

Usage: The form appears mainly in historical texts or narrative writing. In standard speech, one would say "ha aggiustato" to express a past action in everyday conversation. The passato remoto forms for this verb are: io aggiustai, tu aggiustasti, lui aggiustò, noi aggiustammo, voi aggiustaste, loro aggiustarono.

Example: Il fabbro aggiustò la serratura ferita dal tempo, poi tornò al banco. This sentence illustrates how the form functions within a narrative past tense.

See also: Aggiustare, Passato remoto, Italian verbs.