In Brasile c’è un’altra Fontana di Trevi

Participio passato come aggettivo
Past particles as adjective

“La replica, realizzata in poco più di un anno”
(The replica, made in just over a year)

In Italian, past participles can often be used as adjectives. In the sentence above, “realizzata” is the past participle of the verb “realizzare” (to realize or create), and it is used as an adjective to describe “la replica” (the replica).

The past participle used as an adjective agrees in gender and number with the noun it is modifying. In this case, “replica” is feminine singular, so “realizzata” is also feminine singular.

Here are more examples:

1. “Ho comprato una torta fatta in casa.” (I bought a homemade cake – Here “fatta” is the past participle of “fare” used as an adjective to describe the cake.)
2. “La lettera scritta a mano era molto personale.” (The handwritten letter was very personal –  Here “scritta” is the past participle of “scrivere” used as an adjective to describe the letter.)