Il costume è ancora bagnato, quindi lo lascio in bagno.

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Breakdown of Il costume è ancora bagnato, quindi lo lascio in bagno.

• essere: to be
• in: in
• bagnato: wet

Questions & Answers about Il costume è ancora bagnato, quindi lo lascio in bagno.

Why is it il costume and not un costume?

Il is the definite article, meaning the. It is used when the speaker has a specific item in mind.

Here, il costume means the swimsuit / the bathing suit, not just any swimsuit in general.

If you said un costume, it would mean a swimsuit, introducing it as a less specific item.

Also note that in Italian, costume can mean different things depending on context:

• costume da bagno = swimsuit
• costume = costume/outfit/disguise in some contexts

In this sentence, because of bagnato and in bagno, the meaning is clearly swimsuit.

Why is è written with an accent?

È is the verb essere in the he/she/it is form.

The accent is important because:

• è = is
• e = and

So:

• Il costume è bagnato = The swimsuit is wet
• il costume e... would be wrong here, because e means and

This accent is required in standard written Italian.

Why is it bagnato and not bagnata?