No. 614 in Italian
ucciso
Killed.
In a sentence
Il detective ha scoperto chi ha ucciso la vittima.
The detective discovered who killed the victim.
Here, 'ucciso' is used as the past participle of the verb 'uccidere' (to kill), indicating an action completed by someone (the killer) towards another person (the victim).
Il libro racconta come il protagonista è stato ucciso nel finale.
The book narrates how the protagonist was killed in the ending.
In this sentence, 'ucciso' operates as a past participle in a passive voice construction ('è stato ucciso'), conveying that the action of killing was performed on the protagonist by someone else.
L'impatto dell'auto sull'albero ha ucciso i passeggeri.
The impact of the car on the tree killed the passengers.
Here, 'ucciso' is applied directly as the past participle of 'uccidere,' describing a cause-and-effect relationship between the accident and the death of the passengers.
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