Breakdown of La vasca è piena di acqua calda.
essere
to be
pieno
full
caldo
hot
l'acqua
the water (f)
di
of, from
la vasca
the bathtub
Questions & Answers about La vasca è piena di acqua calda.
Why is it piena and not pieno?
Why does it say di acqua instead of d'acqua?
The preposition di (of) often drops its -i and adds an apostrophe before a vowel, making d'acqua. However, keeping them separate as di acqua is also completely correct and normal. You will see both forms!
Wait, doesn't calda mean "cold"?
This is a classic false friend! Calda (from caldo) actually means "hot" or "warm." If you wanted to say the water was cold, you would use fredda (from freddo).
Why does calda come after acqua?
In Italian, descriptive adjectives usually come directly after the noun they describe. Since calda describes the acqua, it follows the noun, unlike in English where the adjective comes first.
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