inviò

Inviò is the third-person singular passato remoto form of the Italian verb inviare, meaning “he sent” or “she sent.” It is used primarily in written Italian, especially in narratives, historical chronicles, and formal prose, to describe a completed action in the past.

In conjugation, inviò belongs to the passato remoto. Other forms include io inviai, tu inviasti, noi inviammo, voi invieste, and loro inviarono. This tense is characteristic of literary and historical writing, and is seldom used in everyday speech, where the passato prossimo with avere (ha inviato) is preferred for past events.

Usage and regional variation: The passato remoto, including inviò, is common in literature, formal journalism, and regional or traditional varieties of Italian. In contemporary standard Italian, speakers typically express past actions with the passato prossimo rather than the passato remoto, except in regions or genres where formal or historical narration is common.

Etymology: The verb inviare derives from the combination of in- (a prefix meaning “toward” or “into”) and via (“way” or “route”), originally conveying the sense of sending something along a path or to a recipient. The form inviò is the historical, literary past tense corresponding to the action of sending.

Example usage: In a novel, a sentence might read: “Lui inviò una lettera al destinatario.” In historical writing, one might find: “Il messaggero inviò la richiesta al sovrano,” illustrating the typical use of inviò in narratives.