Learn Italian: Il lupo faceva molto rumore nel bosco. - The wolf made a lot of noise in the woods.

Il lupo faceva molto rumore nel bosco.

The wolf made a lot of noise in the woods.

Breakdown of Il lupo faceva molto rumore nel bosco.

in the (in + il) / while / upon (doing something)

Questions & Answers about Il lupo faceva molto rumore nel bosco.

Why does the verb fare become faceva in the imperfetto?

Fare is irregular in this tense. Instead of dropping -are from the modern word, it builds on its ancient Latin root facere. It takes the stem fac- and adds the regular endings, which is why 'he/she/it made' becomes faceva.

Could I use the passato prossimo (ha fatto) instead of faceva here?

You could, but it changes the meaning! Using the imperfetto (faceva) paints a background picture, meaning the wolf was making noise over an undefined period. If you used ha fatto, it would sound like a single, sudden, completed event.

Why does molto end in -o here?

When molto (a lot of / much) is used to describe a noun, it acts as an adjective and must match that noun's gender and number. Because rumore (noise) is a masculine singular noun, molto stays in its basic masculine singular form.

How do we get the word nel before bosco?