bastato

Bastato is a term in the Italian language best known as the past participle of the verb bastare, meaning to be enough or to suffice. In Italian grammar, bastato can function as an adjective, agreeing with the noun it modifies, with forms including bastato (masc. sing.), bastata (fem. sing.), bastati (masc. pl.), and bastate (fem. pl.). It also appears in compound tenses with auxiliary verbs, most often essere in intransitive constructions, to express sufficiency as in statements such as "è bastato" meaning "it was enough."

Origin and use: Bastare is a common Romance verb; bastato is its normal past participle and appears widely in standard Italian. The precise historical origin of bastare is not always clear in lay dictionaries, but the form bastato is well established in written and spoken Italian.

Other uses: Bastato is occasionally found as a surname in Italian-speaking communities. It is not widely used as a toponym or brand name in widely known contexts.

See also: bastare; Italian grammar; participles.