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One sentence of «Cappuccetto Rosso»
Un giorno sua madre, avendo cavate di forno alcune stiacciate, le disse:
One day her mother, having taken some flatbreads out of the oven, said to her:
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Un | un | a, an (masculine; un’ before a feminine vowel) (art.) |
| giorno | giorno | day (n., m.) |
| sua | suo | his, her, its; Sua Maestà — His Majesty (adj.) |
| madre | madre | mother (n., f.) |
| avendo | avere | to have (avea, aveano — old forms of aveva, avevano) (v.) |
| cavate | cavare | to pull out; cavarsela — to get off, to come out of it (v.) |
| di | di | of, from; than (also di’ — the imperative of dire, printed with an apostrophe) (prep.) |
| forno | forno | oven (n., m.) |
| alcune | alcuno | some, a few; any (adj.) |
| stiacciate | stiacciata | flatbread, focaccia (Tuscan) (n., f.) |
| le | le | the (feminine plural); to her; them (f.) (art.) |
| disse | dire | to say, to tell; aver da dire — to have dealings (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.