domandate

Domandate is a morpho-syntactic form found in Italian grammar. It is the feminine plural past participle of the verb domandare, meaning to ask or to request. As a participial adjective, domandate agrees with the feminine plural noun it modifies and expresses that the described items have been asked for or requested. For example: risposte domandate (the requested answers); documenti domandate dal comitato (documents requested by the committee).

In practice, domandate is not typically used as a standalone noun; the standard noun for a “question” or “request” is domanda, with its plural domande. The feminine plural domandate is therefore most often seen in adjectival phrases that refer to things that have been asked or requested. The form contrasts with domandato (masculine singular past participle) and domandata (feminine singular past participle) in terms of agreement with the noun they modify.

Etymologically, domandare derives from Latin demandare, and the past participle domandato forms the basis for domandate when it functions as an adjective in agreement with feminine plural nouns. The usage of domandate is largely confined to formal, literary, or grammatical contexts, where a precise reference to “things that have been asked” is required.

Overall, domandate highlights how Italian uses participial adjectives to convey a completed, ask-oriented relation to the nouns they describe, while the noun domanda remains the primary term for a direct question or request.