Breakdown of Trovo un centesimo sotto il divano.
un
a / an (masculine)
trovare
to find
il divano
the sofa
sotto
under, below
il centesimo
the cent
Questions & Answers about Trovo un centesimo sotto il divano.
Why are sotto and il kept separate instead of combining like sul or nel?
In Italian, the preposition sotto (under) never merges with definite articles to form a single combined word (an articulated preposition). You just place it right next to the article, which is why it stays as sotto il divano.
Doesn't centesimo mean 'a hundredth'? Why does it mean 'cent' here?
It means both! Since a euro is divided into 100 cents, a single cent is literally one hundredth of a euro. Centesimo is the standard Italian word for the small copper coin.
Could trovo also be translated as 'I am finding'?
Yes. The Italian present tense covers both the simple present ('I find') and the present continuous ('I am finding'). You rely on the context of the sentence to know which English translation sounds best.
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