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No. 414 in Italian

spiegato

"Spiegato" means "explained" in English.

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  • Ho spiegato il concetto agli studenti.

    I explained the concept to the students.

    In this sentence, 'spiegato' is the past participle of the verb 'spiegare,' meaning 'to explain.' It is used to indicate an action that has been completed in the past.

  • Il libro mi ha spiegato come risolvere il problema.

    The book explained to me how to solve the problem.

    Here, 'spiegato' is attributed to the book as the subject performing the act of explaining, figuratively through its content.

  • Aveva spiegato bene le regole prima di iniziare il gioco.

    He had explained the rules well before starting the game.

    'Spiegato' appears in the pluperfect tense, combined with 'aveva,' to denote an action completed before another past action.

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