No. 287 in Italian
dovuto
"Due" or "owed."
In a sentence
Ho dovuto spiegare tutto ieri.
I had to explain everything yesterday.
"Dovuto" is used as the past participle of the verb "dovere" (to have to), in a compound past tense construction to express an obligation in the past.
Il ritardo è dovuto al traffico intenso.
The delay is due to the heavy traffic.
"Dovuto" here functions as an adjective, meaning "caused by" or "due to," describing the reason for something.
Ogni successo è stato ottenuto dopo uno sforzo dovuto.
Every success was achieved after a due effort.
The word "dovuto" functions as an adjective meaning "necessary" or "due," emphasizing that the effort was required or justified.
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