Breakdown of C'è un pericolo, sta' nel sacco a pelo e da' la torcia a me!
un
a / an (masculine)
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and
c'è
there is / there are
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Questions & Answers about C'è un pericolo, sta' nel sacco a pelo e da' la torcia a me!
Why do sta' and da' have apostrophes at the end?
They are the irregular informal command forms of stare (to stay) and dare (to give). The normal present tense forms are stai and dai, but in the imperative, the i is dropped and replaced with an apostrophe. You will also see them written as just stai and dai, but the apostrophe form is very common for these short irregular commands.
Could I say dammi instead of da' la torcia a me?
Why is it nel sacco a pelo instead of just in sacco a pelo?
In Italian, you usually need to include the definite article before a specific noun. Nel is the combined form of the preposition in (in) and the article il (the). So it literally means in the sleeping bag.
How does sacco a pelo translate to sleeping bag?
Sacco means sack or bag, and pelo means animal hair or fur. Historically, sleeping bags were lined with fur for extra warmth. So, a sleeping bag in Italian is literally a fur sack!