{"id":18893,"date":"2020-06-28T03:27:47","date_gmt":"2020-06-28T01:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=18893"},"modified":"2021-03-18T18:29:26","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T17:29:26","slug":"indirect-and-direct-object-pronouns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/indirect-and-direct-object-pronouns\/","title":{"rendered":"Indirect and Direct Object Pronouns"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oh, pronouns! Last week we saw them in certain expressions. This week, let’s take a look at indirect and direct object pronouns in more detail.<\/p>\n

Learning these little important tidbits in any language always seems to be a bit of a pain, and in Italian it’s no different. But without them we would sound repetitive and strange! So here is a quick explanation:<\/p>\n

Indirect Object Pronouns<\/strong><\/p>\n

IDOPs will be used to answer the question \u201cto whom?\u201d or \u201cfor whom?\u201d<\/p>\n

We will see these IDOPs with verbs that take the preposition ‘a’<\/strong> in Italian. You will see that some verbs take an IDOP in Italian even though in English the verb is direct.*<\/p>\n

Let’s see some of these common IDOP verbs:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Scrivere a qualcuno\u00a0<\/em>– to write to someone<\/p>\n

*Dare a qualcuno – to give to someone\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

*Telefonare a qualcuno – <\/i>to call to someone<\/p>\n

Mandare a qualcuno – to send to someone\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Portare a qualcuno – to bring to someone\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

*Domandare a qualcuno – to ask to someone\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Dire a qualcuno – to say to someone\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Parlare a\u00a0qualcuno<\/em> – to speak to someone<\/p>\n

**Piacere a qualcuno<\/em> – to like [be pleasing]\u00a0to<\/strong> someone (Italians say that is liking [pleasing]\u00a0to<\/strong> me.)<\/p>\n

Here are the IDOPs:<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Pronomi personali<\/td>\nPronomi indiretti<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Io<\/td>\nMi (a me)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tu<\/td>\nTi (a te)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lui<\/td>\nGli (a lui)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lei<\/td>\nLe (a lei)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Noi<\/td>\nCi (a noi)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Voi<\/td>\nVi (a voi)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Loro<\/td>\nGli (a loro)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Loro<\/td>\nLoro (a loro)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

Qualche esempio:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Mi piace giocare<\/em> – I like to play (Literally, playing is pleasing to me)<\/p>\n

Mi piaci<\/em> – I like you (you are pleasing to me)<\/p>\n

Le scrivo una lettera<\/em> – I am writing a letter to her.<\/p>\n

Ci domandi qualcosa?<\/em> – Are you asking (to) us something?<\/p>\n

*Non gli parlo – <\/i>I’m not speaking to them<\/p>\n

*Non parlo loro – <\/em>I’m not speaking to them<\/p>\n

* In the third person plural form, there are two possibilities as seen in the example above. You could either use “gli” and put it before the verb, or use “loro” and put it after the verb.<\/p>\n

Direct Object Pronouns<\/strong><\/p>\n

DOPs answer the question \u201cwho?\u201d and \u201cwhat?\u201d These are used with verbs that do not take the preposition ‘a’<\/strong> in Italian.<\/p>\n

Some verbs that take direct object pronouns In Italian, that are actually indirect in English:<\/p>\n

Ascoltare<\/em> – to listen to\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aspettare<\/em> – to wait for<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cercare<\/em> – to search for\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Guardare<\/em> – to look at\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Notice there is no need for the preposition in Italian! Below you will find the complete list of DOPs and then some examples:<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Pronomi personali<\/td>\nPronomi diretti<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Io<\/td>\nMi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tu<\/td>\nTi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lui<\/td>\nLo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lei<\/td>\nLa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Noi<\/td>\nCi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Voi<\/td>\nVi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Loro (maschile)<\/td>\nLi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Loro (femminile)<\/td>\nLe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Qualche esempio:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Mi ascolti?<\/em> – Are you listening (to) me?<\/p>\n

Lo aspetto<\/em> – I am waiting (for) him<\/p>\n

Li cerchiamo<\/em> – We are looking (for) them<\/p>\n

Mi invita<\/em> – He is inviting me<\/p>\n

Lo compro<\/em> – I’m buying it<\/p>\n

Double Object Pronouns<\/strong><\/p>\n

In sentences where you need to use both a direct and indirect object pronoun, these pronouns will combine and slightly change. Essentially, the vowel in mi, ti, ci, vi<\/strong> changes from ‘i’ to an ‘e’, and then in the gli<\/strong>\u00a0form an ‘e’ is added and the pronouns are combined into one word.<\/p>\n

Check out the table below to see the combinations:<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nLo<\/td>\nLa<\/td>\nLi<\/td>\nLe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mi<\/td>\nMe lo<\/td>\nMe la<\/td>\nMe li<\/td>\nMe le<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ti<\/td>\nTe lo<\/td>\nTe la<\/td>\nTe la<\/td>\nTe le<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gli\/Le<\/td>\nGlielo<\/td>\nGliela<\/td>\nGlieli<\/td>\nGliele<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ci<\/td>\nCe lo<\/td>\nCe la<\/td>\nCe li<\/td>\nCe le<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vi<\/td>\nVe lo<\/td>\nVe la<\/td>\nVe li<\/td>\nVe le<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gli\/Loro<\/td>\nGlielo<\/td>\nGliela<\/td>\nGlieli<\/td>\nGliele<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

Qualche esempio:<\/em><\/p>\n

Me lo prenderesti?<\/em> – Would you loan it to me?<\/p>\n

Glielo\u00a0scrivo\u00a0<\/i> – I’m writing it to him<\/p>\n

Ve li domandiamo<\/em> – We ask it to all of you<\/p>\n

Would you like to practice? Check out this link<\/a> for some indirect, direct, and combined object pronoun practice! Let me know how it goes in the comments below!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"

Photo by Damiano Baschiera from Unsplash, CCO.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Oh, pronouns! Last week we saw them in certain expressions. This week, let’s take a look at indirect and direct object pronouns in more detail. Learning these little important tidbits in any language always seems to be a bit of a pain, and in Italian it’s no different. But without them we would sound repetitive…<\/p>\n

Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":166,"featured_media":19480,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18893","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-grammar"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t