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One sentence of «Cappuccetto Rosso»
La buona nonna, che era a letto perché non si sentiva troppo bene, gli gridò:
The good grandmother, who was in bed because she was not feeling too well, shouted to him:
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| La | la | the (feminine); her, it (object); she (Tuscan subject) (art.) |
| buona | buono | good (saresti buono a — would you be able to) (adj.) |
| nonna | nonna | grandmother, granny (n., f.) |
| che | che | that, which, who; what (che cosa); than (conj.) |
| era | essere | to be; c’è, c’era — there is, there was (son, saran — clipped forms of sono, saranno) (v.) |
| a | a | to, at; in (a before a vowel: ad) (prep.) |
| letto | letto | bed (n., m.) |
| perché | perché | why; because; so that (with the subjunctive); perchè — old spelling (conj.) |
| non | non | not (adv.) |
| si | si | oneself, himself, themselves (reflexive); one (impersonal: si vedeva — could be seen) (pron.) |
| sentiva | sentire | to hear; to feel; chi lo sente — who will bear his fury (v.) |
| troppo | troppo | too, too much (adv.) |
| bene | bene | well; verrà bene — it will turn out well (adv.) |
| gli | gli | to him; the (m. pl. article before a vowel or s + consonant); gli è — it is (Tuscan) (pron.) |
| gridò | gridare | to shout, to cry out (v.) |
Read «Cappuccetto Rosso» in the room Every word glossed where it stands, the English a tap away. The whole tale is free and asks for no account.