This is the 508th most frequent Italian word.
raccontato
"Raccontato" means "told" or "narrated" in English.
The verb 'raccontato' is used here as a past participle in the present perfect tense (ho raccontato), indicating the action of narrating or telling a story.
Ho raccontato una storia ai bambini.
I narrated a story to the kids.
In this sentence, 'raccontato' functions as an adjective, describing the book as 'narrated'.
Il libro raccontato dall'autore è molto emozionante.
The book narrated by the author is very exciting.
Here, 'raccontato' is used as a part of the present perfect tense (ha raccontato), expressing the completed action of telling.