Riempio la vasca con acqua calda.

I fill the bathtub with hot water.

Breakdown of Riempio la vasca con acqua calda.

• io: I
• l'acqua: the water
• con: with
• caldo: hot

Questions & Answers about Riempio la vasca con acqua calda.

What form is riempio?

Riempio is the 1st person singular, present indicative of riempire (to fill).

So it corresponds to I fill or I’m filling, depending on context.

• riempio = I fill / I am filling
• infinitive: riempire = to fill

Why isn’t io included?

Because Italian often omits the subject pronoun when it is already clear from the verb ending.

• riempio already tells you the subject is I
• Io riempio la vasca... is possible, but it adds emphasis, contrast, or clarity

So:

• Riempio la vasca... = neutral, normal Italian
• Io riempio la vasca... = I fill the tub (maybe not someone else)

Why is it la vasca and not just vasca?

In Italian, singular count nouns usually need an article or another determiner.

So vasca by itself would usually sound incomplete here.
La vasca means the tub / the bathtub, referring to a specific one.

Italian uses definite articles more often than English does, so this is very normal.

What does vasca mean here exactly?