This is the 287th most frequent Italian word.
dovuto
"Due" or "owed."
"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.
Ho dovuto spiegare tutto ieri.
I had to explain everything yesterday.
"Dovuto" here functions as an adjective, meaning "caused by" or "due to," describing the reason for something.
Il ritardo è dovuto al traffico intenso.
The delay is due to the heavy traffic.
The word "dovuto" functions as an adjective meaning "necessary" or "due," emphasizing that the effort was required or justified.