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I cavalieri fuggirono dal castello.

I cavalieri fuggirono dal castello.
The knights fled from the castle.
From Lesson 200:Historic past of -ere and -ire verbs·Italian

Questions & Answers about I cavalieri fuggirono dal castello.

How is fuggirono formed in this sentence?
Fuggirono is the passato remoto (historical past) of the regular -ire verb fuggire (to flee). To make the "they" form (loro) for -ire verbs in this tense, you drop the -ire ending and add -irono.
When should I use fuggirono instead of the passato prossimo form sono fuggiti?
You will see fuggirono mostly in written Italian, such as novels, history books, or fairytales. The passato remoto is used for events that happened in the distant past and are completely finished. If you were telling a friend about something that happened recently, you would use sono fuggiti instead.
What is the singular form of cavalieri?
The singular is cavaliere (knight). Remember that Italian nouns ending in -e in the singular always change their ending to -i in the plural. Because it is a masculine noun starting with a simple consonant, it takes the plural article i.
Why does the sentence use dal instead of just da?
Dal is an articulated preposition, which means it combines the preposition da (from) with the definite article il (the). When talking about leaving a specific noun like castello (castle), Italian requires the article, so da + il becomes dal.

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