nascosto

hidden

adjective nah-SKOH-stoh Less Common

Also means

secret

Usage Note

Nascosto is the past participle of nascondere (to hide), used as an adjective. It agrees in gender and number: nascosto, nascosta, nascosti, nascoste. The idiomatic phrase di nascosto means 'secretly' or 'on the sly' (Lo ha fatto di nascosto — He did it secretly). Do not confuse with nascere (to be born), which is unrelated.

Examples

"Ha trovato un passaggio nascosto nel muro."

Natural Translation

She found a hidden passage in the wall.

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