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Tiscali: Italian Phrase Finder: Italian Grammar -pronouns

PHRASES

Pronouns

subject		object
I	io	me	mi
you	lei	you	la
he	lui / egli	him	lo / l' (+vowel)
she	lei / ella	her	la / l' (+vowel)
it (masc.)	esso	it (masc.)	lo / l' (+vowel)
it (fem.)	essa	it (fem.)	la / l' (+vowel)
we	noi	us	ci
you	voi	you	vi
they	loro	them (masc.)	li
(things:masc)	essi	them (fem.)	le
(things:fem.)	esse

The object pronouns shown above are also used to mean to me, to us, etc., except:

	to him / to it	= gli
	to her / to it / to you	= le
	to them	= loro

Pronoun objects (other than loro) usually precede the verb:

	lo vedo	but	scriverò loro
	I see him		I will write to them

When used with an infinitive (the verb form given in the dictionary), the pronoun follows and is attached to the infinitive less its final e:

voglio comprarlo (comprare) I want to buy it

Subject pronouns (io, tu, egli, etc.) are often omitted before verbs, since the verb ending generally distinguishes the person:

	parlo	I speak
	parliamo	we speak
	parlono	they speak

Lei is the polite form for you; voi is the plural form. Tu, the familiar form for you, should only be used with people you know well, or children.

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