exploatat

Exploatat is a Romanian past participle and adjective formed from the verb exploata, meaning to exploit. In contemporary Romanian it denotes something that has been subjected to exploitation. The form is used both as a predicative participle and as a modifier, agreeing in gender and number with the noun it describes.

Masculine singular is exploatat; feminine singular exploatată; masculine plural exploatați; feminine plural exploatate. It is commonly used with the auxiliary verb a fi in compound tenses, as in phrases where the subject is described as having been exploited, for example resursele exploatate au fost epuizate.

Origin: The verb exploata is borrowed from French exploiter; the participle follows regular Romanian -at endings. In Romanian grammar, exploatat functions as a standard past participle that can appear in both attributive and predicative roles.

Common contexts include economic, social and historical discussions describing resources, labor, or groups that have been subjected to exploitation. In political or sociological discourse, phrases such as populația exploatată or clasa exploatată illustrate its use to characterize subordinate or oppressed groups.

See also exploatare and exploator.