sviluppati

Sviluppati is the masculine plural form of the Italian adjective sviluppato and the past participle of the verb sviluppare. It denotes that something has been developed or has reached an advanced state. The form is used to modify masculine plural nouns, for example paesi sviluppati, sistemi sviluppati, or processi sviluppati.

Etymology and grammar: the word derives from the verb sviluppare (to develop), which itself comes from the noun sviluppo (development). As an adjective, sviluppati agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies, so masculine plural nouns take the form sviluppati.

Usage: in Italian, sviluppati is frequently used in economic, technical, and geographic contexts. It is commonly paired with nouns like paesi (countries), economie (economies), regioni (regions), and tecnologie (technologies) to indicate a high level of development. It is often contrasted with espressioni such as paesi in via di sviluppo (developing countries) or paesi meno sviluppati, though the latter is less common in contemporary policy language where developing is preferred.

Examples:

- I paesi sviluppati hanno infrastrutture avanzate e sistemi educativi maturi.

- Le tecnologie sviluppate hanno aumentato l’efficienza industriale.

- L’Italia è considerata un paese sviluppato.

See also: sviluppo, sviluppo economico, paesi sviluppati, paesi in via di sviluppo.

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