No. 257 in Italian
scritto
Written.
In a sentence
Ho scritto una lettera a un mio amico.
I wrote a letter to a friend of mine.
Here, 'scritto' is the past participle of the verb 'scrivere', used in the present perfect tense to express an action completed in the past.
Il libro è stato scritto da Dante Alighieri.
The book was written by Dante Alighieri.
In this instance, 'scritto' is used in the passive voice together with 'è stato' to indicate the author of the book.
Il compito scritto è stato molto chiaro.
The written assignment was very clear.
Here, 'scritto' functions as an adjective to describe the noun 'compito', specifying its nature as being in written form.
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