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One sentence of «Le arance d’oro»


Sentence 18 of 35 · Le arance d’oro, Luigi Capuana, 1882

Ti sei addormentato anche tu?

You fell asleep too?”

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As printedDictionary formMeaning
Ti tiyou, to you, yourself (singular object) (pron.)
sei esseresei — you are, from essere (tu sei); also sei — six (num.)
addormentato addormentareto put to sleep; addormentarsi — to fall asleep (v.)
anche anchealso, too, even (adv.)
tu tuyou (singular, familiar) (pron.)

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All eight Italian tales · Luigi Capuana

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