Word
Hanno già pulito questa stanza.
Meaning
They have already cleaned this room.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Hanno già pulito questa stanza.
questa
this (feminine)
avere
to have
la stanza
the room
pulire
to clean
Questions & Answers about Hanno già pulito questa stanza.
Why does the verb pulito end in "-ito"?
Pulito (cleaned) is the past participle of the verb pulire (to clean). For regular "-ire" verbs, you drop the "-ire" and add "-ito" to form the past participle. Together with hanno (they have), it makes up the past tense: hanno pulito (they have cleaned).
Why is the word già (already) placed in the middle of the verb?
In Italian, common short adverbs like già (already), sempre (always), and mai (never) are usually placed right between the helping verb (hanno) and the past participle (pulito). English often does this too ("They have already cleaned"), but Italian is much stricter about keeping these words sandwiched inside the two-part verb.
Where is the word for "they" in this sentence?
In Italian, subject pronouns like loro (they) are usually left out because the verb itself tells you who is doing the action. Hanno specifically means "they have", so adding loro is unnecessary unless you really want to emphasize who did it.
Why is it questa stanza instead of questo stanza?