In bagno uso poca candeggina e poi passo il mocio con calma.

In the bathroom I use a little bleach and then mop calmly.

Breakdown of In bagno uso poca candeggina e poi passo il mocio con calma.

• io: I
• in: in
• con: with
• e: and

Questions & Answers about In bagno uso poca candeggina e poi passo il mocio con calma.

Why is there no io in uso and passo?

Italian often drops subject pronouns when they are not needed.

• uso already means I use
• passo already means I pass / I go over / I mop

The verb ending -o tells you the subject is I, so io is usually omitted unless you want emphasis or contrast.

• (Io) uso poca candeggina
• (Io) passo il mocio

If you said io uso..., it would sound more emphatic, like I use...

Why is it poca candeggina and not poco candeggina?

Because candeggina is a feminine singular noun, so poco has to agree with it.

Agreement:

• poco = masculine singular
• poca = feminine singular
• pochi = masculine plural
• poche = feminine plural

So:

• poca candeggina = a little bleach

This is the same kind of agreement you see in:

• poca acqua
• poca pazienza
• poco sapone
  because sapone is masculine

Why is there no article before candeggina?