esplorati

Esplorati is the plural form of the past participle of the Italian verb esplorare, meaning to explore. Used as an adjective or a passive participle, esplorati agrees with masculine plural nouns. The corresponding forms are esplorato (singular masculine), esplorata (singular feminine), esplorati (plural masculine), and esplorate (plural feminine).

Common uses include referring to objects or areas that have undergone exploration, such as territori esplorati (explored territories), dati esplorati (explored data), or luoghi esplorati (explored places). In sentences, it often appears in passive constructions like sono stati esplorati (they have been explored). When used as a noun, the phrase gli esplorati can denote people who have been studied or surveyed, particularly in narrative or investigative writing, though this noun usage is less frequent than the adjectival use.

Etymology and relation to other terms: esplorati derives from the verb esplorare, which in turn comes from Latin explorare. The term is closely related to related Italian words such as esplorazione (exploration) and esploratore (explorer).

Usage notes: As with many past participles in Italian, the form must agree with the noun it modifies. Esplorati is masculine plural; feminine plural would be esplorate. The word is encountered across fields such as geography, archaeology, data analysis, and literature, wherever the notion of having been explored or examined is appropriate.