aumentata

Aumentata is the feminine singular form of the past participle of the Italian verb aumentare, meaning increased or augmented. It functions as an adjective and as the past participle in compound tenses with essere, and it agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies (e.g., la quantità aumentata, i dati aumentati).

Etymology and use in grammar

The word derives from Latin augmentare, from augmentum, meaning a growth or increase. As an adjective, aumentata describes something that has grown in size, amount, degree, or intensity. The corresponding masculine singular is aumentato, the plural forms are aumentati (masc) and aumentate (fem).

Contexts and examples

Aumentata is commonly used to indicate higher levels or intensities, such as temperatura aumentata (increased temperature), pressione aumentata (elevated blood pressure), or potenza aumentata (increased power). It appears in medical, scientific, economic, and everyday language to convey a state of enlargement or enhancement. In compound tenses with essere, it agrees with the subject: la temperatura è aumentata, le temperature sono aumentate.

In technology, the feminine past participle is found in the phrase realtà aumentata (augmented reality) and, more broadly, in discussions of augmented or enhanced systems, such as intelligenza aumentata (augmented intelligence), which refers to collaborative systems that combine human and machine strengths.

See also

Realta aumentata; aumento; aumentare; intelligenza aumentata.

Note

Aumentata should not be confused with aumentato in contexts where the subject is masculine or plural. Its meaning remains the same root-wise, but agreement depends on the noun it describes.