presentato

Presentato is the past participle of presentare, the Italian verb meaning to present, introduce, or show. In contemporary Italian, presentato is used to indicate that something has been presented or introduced. It appears in passive constructions with the auxiliary essere, as in È stato presentato un nuovo modello, and as an adjective in phrases like documento presentato or candidato presentato dal comitato.

Used in tenses with the auxiliary avere, presentato marks the completion of the action of presenting: ho presentato, hai presentato, abbiamo presentato. It can describe acts, proposals, or items that have been shown to an audience or to a governing body. The term is widely employed in business, academia, and media, where reports, projects, or speakers are said to have been presented.

Etymology and related terms: presentato derives from Latin praesentatus, from presentare, and is related to the noun presentazione (presentation) and to presentatore (presenter). It should not be confused with presentazione (the act of presenting) or with presentatore (the person who presents). The participle can function as an adjective in front of or after nouns, e.g., documento presentato, candidato presentato. In everyday Italian, the more common noun for a person who presents is presentatore, while the process is called presentazione.