Naturalmente, il bambino dorme adesso.

Naturally, the baby is sleeping now.

Breakdown of Naturalmente, il bambino dorme adesso.

• dormire: to sleep
• adesso: now
• il bambino: the baby
• naturalmente: naturally; of course

Questions & Answers about Naturalmente, il bambino dorme adesso.

Why is it il bambino and not just bambino?

In Italian, singular countable nouns often use an article where English might not focus on it as much.
So il bambino means the child / the boy.

• il = the for a masculine singular noun
• bambino = child / boy

Leaving out the article would usually sound incomplete in a normal sentence like this.

Why is the verb dorme and not dorme adesso è or something with stare?

Dorme is the third person singular form of dormire (to sleep):

• io dormo = I sleep / I am sleeping
• tu dormi = you sleep
• lui/lei dorme = he/she sleeps

Italian often uses the simple present where English uses either:

• sleeps
• is sleeping

So il bambino dorme adesso naturally means the child is sleeping now.

You do not need a separate verb like English is.

Can dorme mean both sleeps and is sleeping?