No. 564 in Italian
passa
"Passa" means "passes" or "goes" (third-person singular form of "passare").
In a sentence
Passa il sale, per favore.
Pass the salt, please.
In this sentence, 'passa' is the imperative form of the verb 'passare', used to request the action of passing the item.
Il tempo passa velocemente.
Time passes quickly.
Here, 'passa' is the third person singular present indicative form of 'passare', meaning 'to pass' in the context of time.
Ogni mattina passa un treno davanti alla mia casa.
Every morning, a train passes in front of my house.
In this context, 'passa' is the third person singular present tense of 'passare', meaning 'to pass by' or 'to go past' something.
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