ingannate

Ingannate is the feminine plural form of the past participle of the Italian verb ingannare, meaning to deceive. In Italian grammar, ingannare is a transitive verb, and its past participle ingannato (masculine singular) and ingannata (feminine singular) can function as a participle or as an adjective. The form ingannate used with a feminine plural noun serves as an adjective meaning “deceived” or as a past participle describing those who have been misled.

As an adjective, ingannate agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies. For example, le ragazze ingannate means “the deceived girls,” and le persone ingannate means “the deceived people.” The term can also appear in literary or journalistic contexts to describe groups or individuals who have been misled by a person, a claim, or a trap.

In Italian usage, ingannate is not a standalone noun. It does not designate a separate concept or entity in itself; rather, it is the feminine plural form of the participle used to convey deception when describing feminine plural subjects. The related verb ingannare and the noun inganno (deception)–as well as related participles ingannato and ingannata–are its broader linguistic kin.

See also: ingannare, inganno, ingannato, ingannata.