Word
Qualcuno ha rotto il termosifone in salotto.
Meaning
Someone broke the radiator in the living room.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Qualcuno ha rotto il termosifone in salotto.
avere
to have
in
in / made of (material)
il salotto
the living room
qualcuno
someone
Questions & Answers about Qualcuno ha rotto il termosifone in salotto.
Why is "qualcuno" treated as singular even though "someone" could refer to multiple people?
What is the infinitive of rotto?
It comes from rompere (to break). Rotto is a highly irregular past participle. Because rompere takes a direct object here (il termosifone), it uses the auxiliary verb avere.
Why do we use in salotto instead of combining the preposition and article to make nel salotto?
With rooms of a house, Italian prefers the simple preposition in without a definite article. You will see this pattern with in cucina, in bagno, and in camera. You only use the articulated preposition (like nel salotto) if you add a descriptive detail, such as nel salotto di Anna (in Anna's living room) or nel salotto nuovo (in the new living room).