Se non scongelo il pane in tempo, rimetto tutto nel congelatore.

If I do not thaw the bread in time, I put everything back in the freezer.

Breakdown of Se non scongelo il pane in tempo, rimetto tutto nel congelatore.

• io: I
• non: not
• nel: in
• se: if

Questions & Answers about Se non scongelo il pane in tempo, rimetto tutto nel congelatore.

Why is it il pane and not just pane?

Italian often uses the definite article with food and other mass nouns where English would often leave it out.

So il pane can simply mean bread in general, or the bread being talked about in that situation.

This is very normal in Italian:

• Mangio il pane
• Compro il latte
• Metto il burro in frigo

So in this sentence, il pane is not unusual at all.

What does scongelo mean exactly?

Scongelo is the first person singular present indicative of scongelare.

It means:

• I defrost
• I thaw out

It is related to congelare, which means to freeze. The prefix s- often gives the idea of reversing an action, so scongelare is basically to unfreeze / defrost.

Why are scongelo and rimetto both in the present tense?