osservate

Osservate is an Italian term that can function as two different forms of the verb osservare and as a past participle. It is the second-person plural present indicative of osservare, used when addressing more than one person: Voi osservate i pianeti con il telescopio. It is also the feminine plural past participle of osservare, used in perfect tenses and in passive constructions: Le misure osservate sono state registrate, Le stelle osservate dal satellite brillavano.

Etymology and grammar. The word derives from the verb osservare, which itself comes from Latin observare, formed with the prefix ob- and the root servare. In Italian, quanto a forma, osservate can cause ambiguity because the same spelling marks a present-tense verb form and a feminine plural past participle, depending on context and syntactic position. Typical distinctions rely on the surrounding auxiliary or the subject: present tense verbs are followed by a pronoun or a subject, while past participles appear with essere or avere in compound tenses.

Usage notes. In standard Italian, the meaning is resolved by tense and agreement. When used as a present-tense form, it denotes current observing activity by you plural. When used as a participle, it describes something that has been observed by or during observation, agreeing with a feminine plural noun.

Related terms. Osservare, osservazione, osservatore, osservatorio. These forms share the same semantic field of watching, noting, or monitoring, and are commonly found in scientific, journalistic, and academic contexts.