camminato

Camminato is the past participle of the Italian verb camminare, which means to walk. It is used to form compound tenses, most commonly with the auxiliary avere in the passato prossimo: ho camminato per ore. It can also be used in participial phrases to describe completed actions of walking.

Grammatical forms: As a past participle, camminato forms the passato prossimo with avere: ho camminato. The form also can function as an adjective, in which case it agrees in gender and number with the noun: camminato (masc sing), camminata (fem sing), camminati (masc pl), camminate (fem pl).

Usage notes: The form remains primarily a verb participle, and its adjectival use is uncommon but grammatical; when used as an adjective, it describes something that has been walked or traversed.

Related terms: The noun camminata denotes the act of walking or, in some contexts, a walk. The nouns camminatore and camminatrice refer to a person who walks—a walker or hiker. The verb camminare is the standard Italian verb meaning to walk, and camminato is its most common past participle form.