Usage Note
Suddividere is a compound of sub- + dividere and follows the same irregular conjugation as dividere (past participle suddiviso). It implies dividing something already large into smaller parts, often used in bureaucratic, urban-planning, or academic contexts (suddividere un territorio/un capitolo). The auxiliary is avere.
Examples
"Il professore ha suddiviso la classe in gruppi."
Natural Translation
The professor divided the class into groups.

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