Breakdown of Tradirono il re e fuggirono dopo la battaglia.
e
and
il re
the king
dopo
after
fuggire
to flee
tradire
to betray
la battaglia
the battle
Questions & Answers about Tradirono il re e fuggirono dopo la battaglia.
How do we form the passato remoto for tradirono and fuggirono?
Both tradire (to betray) and fuggire (to flee) are regular -ire verbs in the passato remoto. To form the they (3rd person plural) version, you simply drop the -ire ending and add -irono.
Where does the spoken emphasis go in tradirono and fuggirono?
I remember tradire uses -isc- in the present tense. Does that happen in the passato remoto too?
No, the -isc- pattern only applies to the present tenses (like io tradisco). In the passato remoto, these verbs are totally regular and follow the standard -ire pattern without any -isc- inserted.
Why doesn't dopo need a preposition here, like it does in dopo di me?
When dopo is followed by a regular noun like battaglia, you just use the definite article (la) without any extra preposition. You generally only need dopo di when it comes before a personal pronoun, such as dopo di noi (after us).
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