No. 42 in Italian
uno
"Uno" means "one" in English.
In a sentence
Uno dei miei passatempi preferiti è leggere.
One of my favorite hobbies is reading.
Here, 'uno' is used as a pronoun meaning 'one' to indicate a singular element out of a group.
Ho comprato uno zaino nuovo per il viaggio.
I bought a new backpack for the trip.
In this context, 'uno' functions as an indefinite article equivalent to 'a' before singular masculine nouns starting with a z or s+consonant.
Mi hai dato solo uno?
Did you only give me one?
Here, 'uno' is used as a pronoun meaning 'one,' highlighting a specific quantity in a question.
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