enfatizzasti

Enfatizzasti is the second-person singular passato remoto form of the Italian verb enfatizzare. It translates to you emphasized or you stressed. Enfatizzare means to give emphasis to something, to highlight a point or to stress its importance.

The verb enfatizzare is regular among -izzare verbs. In the passato remoto, the tu form is enfatizzasti, formed from the stem enfatizz- plus the ending -asti. Other forms include io enfatizzai, lui/lei enfatizzò, noi enfatizzammo, voi enfatizzaste, loro enfatizzarono. The spelling with double z reflects the phonetic shift that occurs before certain endings in Italian.

Usage and context: The passato remoto is primarily a literary or formal past tense used in writing, historical narratives, or formal rhetoric. Enfatizzasti tends to appear in classic or stylized Italian rather than everyday speech, where passato prossimo (hai enfatizzato) is more common. Depending on context, synonyms or near-synonyms might include sottolineasti or accentasti, though enfatizzare carries a nuance of deliberate emphasis.

Example sentences:

- Durante il discorso, enfatizzasti i punti principali della proposta.

- Nell’ultimo capitolo, enfatizzasti l’importanza della cooperazione tra le comunità.

Notes: As with all passato remoto forms, gebruik of enfatizzasti signals an event viewed as completed in the narrative timeline, often with a sense of distance or formality.