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A Bit More About Indirect Personal Pronouns Posted by on Apr 30, 2018

In my last blog we explored the basic functionality of pronomi personali indiretti. Today we’re going to see how the forme atone combine themselves with other pronouns or verbs. Let’s begin by revising the forme atone: mi = to me ti = to you (singular) gli = to him le = to her ci =…

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Italian Indirect Personal Pronouns Posted by on Apr 23, 2018

Pronomi personali indiretti are really not as complicated as they sound once you’ve understood the basics of how they work. To Whom? Put simply, indirect personal pronouns answer the question ‘to whom?’ (a chi?) For example: a chi hai dato il libro? = to whom did you give the book? ho dato il libro a…

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Getting Stressed About Pronouns? Posted by on Feb 17, 2017

Ti piace la lingua italiana? Ti interessa la nostra cultura? A me sono sempre piaciute le lingue straniere, e mi fa piacere spiegare a voi come funziona la grammatica italiana. Do you like the Italian language? Are you interested in our culture? I have always liked foreign languages, and I enjoy explaining to you how…

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Pronomi Personali Indiretti Part 1: Forme Toniche Posted by on Sep 4, 2009

The topic of pronomi personali indiretti (indirect personal pronouns) is a fairly large one, so I am splitting it into two separate blogs, each dealing with one of the two forms which you will encounter. At the end of part two I will explain how to work out when to use each form.   Il pronome personale indiretto is used…

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