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One sentence of «Cappuccetto Rosso»


Sentence 8 of 43 · Cappuccetto Rosso, Carlo Collodi, after Charles Perrault, 1875

Egli le domandò dove andava.

He asked her where she was going.

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As printedDictionary formMeaning
Egli eglihe (literary) (pron.)
le lethe (feminine plural); to her; them (f.) (art.)
domandò domandareto ask, to ask for (v.)
dove dovewhere (dov’ before a vowel) (adv.)
andava andareto go; andarsene — to go away; va’ — go! (v.)

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