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Dev'essere un pezzo di uno dei suoi giocattoli.

Translation

It must be a piece of one of his toys.



Analysis


dev'essere
     1. contraction. contraction of deve essere; (he, she, it) must be
un
     1. art. an, a
     2. n. one
     3. adj. one
     4. pron. one
pezzo
     1. n. piece
     2. n. plot
di
     1. prep. (ngd, Used to indicate possession, after the thing owned and before the owner); ’s
     2. prep. from
     3. prep. ’s
     4. prep. than
     5. prep. (ngd, Used in superlative forms); in, of
     6. prep. about, on, concerning
     7. prep. (ngd, Expresses composition); of, made of, in or more often omitted
     8. prep. (followed by an infinitive) to or omitted
     9. prep. (ngd, Used with the definite article in partitive constructions); some
     10. prep. ngd, Used in some expressions in a partitive-like function, often without article.
uno
     1. num. one
     2. adj. one
     3. art. an, a
     4. pron. someone, a person
dei
     1. n. plural of dio
     2. v. (archaic) second-person singular present of dovere
     di
          1. prep. (ngd, Used to indicate possession, after the thing owned and before the owner); ’s
          2. prep. from
          3. prep. ’s
          4. prep. than
          5. prep. (ngd, Used in superlative forms); in, of
          6. prep. about, on, concerning
          7. prep. (ngd, Expresses composition); of, made of, in or more often omitted
          8. prep. (followed by an infinitive) to or omitted
          9. prep. (ngd, Used with the definite article in partitive constructions); some
          10. prep. ngd, Used in some expressions in a partitive-like function, often without article.
     i
          1. art. the
     dio
          1. n. god, deity
          2. n. (informal) one who is remarkably skilled in something; ace, crackerjack, wiz
          3. adj. bright, resplendent, shining (in a divine fashion)
suoi
     1. adj. plural of suo
     suo
          1. adj. his, her, its
          2. adj. (often, capitalised) your (polite singular form)
          3. pron. his, hers, its own.
          4. pron. (often, capitalised) yours (polite singular form)
giocattoli
     1. n. plural of giocattolo
     giocattolo
          1. n. (childish) toy




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