Word
Il bambino ha la bocca piena di pane.
Meaning
The child has his mouth full of bread.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Il bambino ha la bocca piena di pane.
il bambino
the child
pieno
full
avere
to have
di
of, from
Questions & Answers about Il bambino ha la bocca piena di pane.
Why does the sentence use la bocca (the mouth) instead of la sua bocca (his mouth)?
In Italian, when talking about body parts, you usually use the definite article (il, la) instead of a possessive adjective (suo, sua) if it is obvious whose body part it is. Since the child is the subject, it is understood that it is his own mouth.
Why is the word for "full" spelled piena with an "a" at the end?
Why is it just di pane (of bread) instead of del pane (of the bread)?