avvenuto

occurred

adjective ahv-veh-NOO-toh Rare

Also means

happened

Usage Note

Avvenuto is the past participle of avvenire (to occur, to happen) used as an adjective or in compound tenses. As an adjective it agrees in gender and number: avvenuto / avvenuta / avvenuti / avvenute. Avvenire takes essere as its auxiliary: è avvenuto un incidente ('an accident has occurred'). Do not confuse with avvenire as a noun, meaning 'future'.

Examples

"L'incidente avvenuto ieri è ancora sotto indagine."

Natural Translation

The accident that occurred yesterday is still under investigation.

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