Learn Italian: L'attrice dimentica di dire la battuta. - The actress forgets to say the line.

In English, you say that someone forgets to do something. In Italian, when certain verbs are followed by an action (an infinitive verb like dire), they require a specific linking preposition. Dimenticare (to forget) is one of those verbs that always requires di before the infinitive verb that follows it.

Does la battuta mean a drawn line, like on a piece of paper?

No, a physical line on paper or a drawn line is la linea. La battuta specifically refers to a spoken line in a play, movie, or performance. In everyday Italian conversation, una battuta is also the most common way to say a joke, a punchline, or a witty remark.

Is attrice the general word for any actor?

No, attrice specifically means actress (feminine). The masculine form for a male actor is attore. Because attrice starts with a vowel, the feminine word for the (la) drops its vowel and becomes l' to make it easier to say quickly: l'attrice.

I remember verbs ending in -care sometimes need an added h. Why doesn't dimentica have one?