Breakdown of I cavalieri fuggirono dal castello.
il castello
the castle
dal
from the; to/at the (da + il)
il cavaliere
the knight
fuggire
to flee
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?
Why does the sentence use dal instead of just da?