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| la brioche, il croissant, il cornetto |
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Indicated a person or thing indirectly affect by the action of the verb and answers the question to whom? or for whom? Preposition always used before an indirect-object noun.
Mi (to/for me)
Ti (to/for you)
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gli (to/for him)
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ci (to/for us)
vi (to/for you plural)
gli (to/for them)
Precede a conjugated verb or may attach to an infinitive, which then drops the final e.
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| il cameriere/la cameriera |
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| typical Italian appetizers |
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| typical Italian first courses |
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| spaghetti, gnocchi, tortellini |
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| typical Italian second courses |
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| scampi alla griglio, pollo, calamari fritti, bistecca |
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| typical Italian side-dishes |
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| patate al forno, insalato misto |
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| il tiramisu, crostato di mele, frutto fresco |
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| Combinations of indirect and direct pronouns |
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Mi + lo = Me lo Ti + lo = Te lo
Mi + la = Me la Ti + la = Te la
Mi + li = Me li Ti + li = Te li
Mi + le = Me le Ti + le = Te le
Mi + ne = Me ne Ti + ne = Te ne
Ci + lo = Ce lo Vi + lo = Ve lo
Ci + la = Ce la Vi + la = Ve la
Ci + li = Ce li Vi + li = Ve li
Ci + le = Ce le Vi + le = Ve le
Ci + ne = Ce ne Vi + ne = Ve ne
Gli/le/Le + lo = glielo
Gli/le/Le + la = gliela
Gli/le/Le + li = glieli
Gli/le/Le + le = gliele
Gli/le/Le + ne = gliene
Generally procede conjugated verb or attach to infinitive.
When preceding a compound verb, such as the passato prossimo, the past participle agrees in gender and number with the direct-object pronoun.
Ci can also be used with mi, ti, and vi. (Mi ci, ti ci, vi ci). Meaning... pronoun and there. (Will you take me there?) |
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Mi + lo = Me lo Ti + lo = Te lo
Mi + la = Me la Ti + la = Te la
Mi + li = Me li Ti + li = Te li
Mi + le = Me le Ti + le = Te le
Mi + ne = Me ne Ti + ne = Te ne
Ci + lo = Ce lo Vi + lo = Ve lo
Ci + la = Ce la Vi + la = Ve la
Ci + li = Ce li Vi + li = Ve li
Ci + le = Ce le Vi + le = Ve le
Ci + ne = Ce ne Vi + ne = Ve ne
Gli/le/Le + lo = glielo
Gli/le/Le + la = gliela
Gli/le/Le + li = glieli
Gli/le/Le + le = gliele
Gli/le/Le + ne = gliene
Generally procede conjugated verb or attach to infinitive.
When preceding a compound verb, such as the passato prossimo, the past participle agrees in gender and number with the direct-object pronoun.
Ci can also be used with mi, ti, and vi. (Mi ci, ti ci, vi ci). Meaning... pronoun and there. (Will you take me there?) |
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| with eggs, cheese, and pancetta |
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Take the feminine version of an adjective and add -mente. If adjective ends in RE or LE - drop E and add -mente.
Buono (adjective)---> Bene (adverb)
Bravo (adjective)---> Bene (adverb)
Cattivo (adjective)---> Male (adverb)
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Molto---> Ending matches gender, number when describing nouns. If you can count the thing you're describing, use plural version of Molto. Anything else, stays molto. Same with troppo.
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Sapere --> used with facts, either you know something or you don't. Often used before "che". Used with question words. Past tense: saputo (I found out).
Consocere ---> Persons, places... Things you can know a little or a lot about. Past tense: Conosciuto (I met) |
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