orientati

Orientati is the masculine plural past participle of the Italian verb orientare, and it also functions as an adjective meaning “oriented.” It agrees with the noun in gender and number (masc sing orientato, fem sing orientata, masc plur orientati, fem plur orientate). The form is used to describe things that are guided, aimed at, or aligned with a goal, audience, or market.

Etymology and usage notes: orientare comes from Latin orientare, related to orient- meaning “east” or “toward the rising sun.” In modern Italian, orientati appears in phrases such as “una strategia orientata al cliente,” “un mercato orientato all’esportazione,” or “prodotti orientati all’utente.” It may appear in compound tenses with essere (sono orientate) or with avere in some constructions.

Examples and contexts: In business and design, orientati often signals alignment with needs or targets, e.g., “prodotti orientati al multimedia” or “progetti orientati all’istruzione.” In education or policy, one might speak of a curriculum or programma “orientato agli studenti” or “orientato al risultato.” The related noun orientamento denotes orientation or guidance, while the verb orientare describes the action of directing toward a target.

See also: orientation, orientation in italiano (orientamento), oriented as a general concept in linguistics and cognitive science.