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The Foundlings Posted by on Feb 3, 2017

How did you get on with our article I Trovatelli? As you will have discovered, it makes extensive use of il passato remoto (the historical past), a tense which is far more common in written, than spoken Italian. Here’s my English translation: I Trovatelli: la storia di come abbiamo trovato ognuno dei nostri gatti. The…

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I Trovatelli Posted by on Feb 1, 2017

Here’s a chance for you to test your Italian comprehension … without a safety net! Don’t worry though, we’ll publish the full translation at the end of the week. Tip: you may find it useful to refer to the following articles: Il Passato Remoto–part 1 and Il Passato remoto–part 2 I Trovatelli: la storia di…

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