costruita

Costruita is the feminine singular past participle of the Italian verb costruire, meaning to build. It is used in two main ways: in the passive voice with essere to indicate that something has been built (for example, La casa è stata costruita) and as an adjective meaning "constructed" or "built," agreeing in gender and number with the noun it modifies (una struttura costruita, la facciata costruita).

Grammatical notes: as a past participle, costruita agrees with the subject in passive constructions and with a preceding direct object when used in compound tenses with avere. For example: Il ponte è stato costruito (masc. sing.); La casa è stata costruita (fem. sing.); Le case che abbiamo costruite (fem. plural, with preceding DO). The feminine form mirrors standard Italian participle agreement rules.

Etymology and related forms: costruire derives from Latin con- + struere, meaning “to pile up” or “to build.” The Italian past participle forms a masculine singular (costruito) and a feminine singular (costruita), with plural forms costruiti (masc) and costruite (fem). These forms are used across various tenses and syntactic constructions to express completed building actions or to describe built objects.