{"id":2309,"date":"2012-09-20T10:00:23","date_gmt":"2012-09-20T10:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=2309"},"modified":"2012-09-20T10:00:23","modified_gmt":"2012-09-20T10:00:23","slug":"a-bit-more-about-ne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/a-bit-more-about-ne\/","title":{"rendered":"A bit more about ‘ne’"},"content":{"rendered":"

We recently published a blog about \u2018ne\u2019 <\/strong>(of it\/them), a very important little word that is quite tricky to use correctly. I\u2019m going to continue the theme in today\u2019s blog by looking at how we use \u2018ne\u2019<\/strong> as a substitute for \u2018of it\/them\u2019 or \u2018about it\/them\u2019, after verbs that are normally followed by the preposition \u2018di\u2019<\/strong>. This use of \u2018ne\u2019<\/strong> is a bit more complicated, especially as in English we don\u2019t usually use \u2018of\u2019 (di<\/strong>) with these verbs. E.g. we say \u2018to need\u2019 instead of \u2018to have need of<\/u>\u2019 (Avere bisogno di<\/u><\/strong>)<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a list of common verbs that are normally followed by the preposition \u2018di\u2019<\/strong> with some useful examples to help you understand how we use \u2018ne\u2019<\/strong> to substitute the noun or the pronoun. N.B.: Several of the verbs in this list are reflexive, therefore when using \u2018ne<\/strong>\u2019 the reflexive pronoun (mi, ti, si, ci, etc.) goes first and should be modified in the following way: \u2018mi\u2019<\/strong> becomes \u2018me\u2019<\/strong> (myself) , \u2018ci\u2019<\/strong> becomes \u2018ce\u2019<\/strong> (ourselves), \u2018vi\u2019<\/strong> becomes \u2018ve\u2019 <\/strong>(yourselves) etc.<\/p>\n

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Accorgersi di \u2013 <\/strong>to notice\/to be aware of:  Il gatto era entrato dalla finestra e non me ne ero neanche accorto!<\/strong> (The cat had come in through the window and I wasn\u2019t even aware of it!)<\/p>\n

Avere bisogno di \u2013 <\/strong>to need: Laura: <\/em>Vuoi un analgesico?<\/strong> \u2026 Bruno: <\/em>Grazie, ma non ne ho bisogno per adesso<\/strong> (Laura: <\/em>Do you want a painkiller? \u2026 Bruno: <\/em>Thanks but I don\u2019t need it at the moment)<\/p>\n

Dimenticarsi di \u2013 <\/strong>to forget: Laura: <\/em>Hai comprato il latte? <\/strong>Bruno: <\/em>Scusa, me ne sono dimenticato <\/strong>(Laura: <\/em>Have you bought the milk? Bruno: <\/em>Sorry, I forgot it). <\/p>\n

Innamorarsi di \u2013 <\/strong>to fall in love with: Era una bella casa, me ne sono innamorato subito!<\/strong> (It was a beautiful house, I fell in love with it straight away!)<\/p>\n

Interessarsi di <\/strong>or Occuparsi di \u2013<\/strong> to deal with \/ to look after \/ to take care of: Bruno:<\/em>  Dobbiamo comprare i biglietti per il teatro<\/strong> Laura: <\/strong><\/em>Va bene, me ne interesso\/occupo io<\/strong> (Bruno:<\/em> We have to buy the tickets for the theatre Laura: <\/em>Okay, I\u2019ll take care of it)<\/font><\/p>\n

Parlare di<\/strong>: \u2013 to talk about: Mario: <\/em>Ciao Giovanni, devo parlarti di una cosa importante. <\/strong>Giovanni: <\/em>Va bene, ne parliamo dopo la riunione <\/strong>(Mario: <\/em>Hi Giovanni! I need to talk to you about something important. Giovanni: <\/em>Okay! We\u2019ll talk about it after the meeting).<\/p>\n

Pentirsi di \u2013 <\/strong>to regret: S\u00ec, ho perso un po\u2019 di soldi, ma in fondo non me ne pento<\/strong> (Yes, I lost a bit of money, but in the end I don\u2019t regret it)<\/p>\n

Rendersi conto di \u2013 <\/strong>to realize: Lui se ne \u00e8 reso conto solo una mezz\u2019oretta pi\u00f9 tardi<\/strong> (He only realized about a half an hour later)<\/p>\n

Ricordarsi di<\/strong> \u2013 to remember: Mia mamma mi ha detto che da bambino avevo un bel maglione azzurro che mi aveva fatto la nonna. Ma a dire il vero non me ne ricordo per niente!<\/strong> (My mum told me that when I was a child I had a lovely blue jumper that my grandma made me. But to tell the truth I can\u2019t remember it at all!)<\/p>\n

Soffrire di \u2013 <\/strong>to suffer from: Mario:<\/em> Hai mai avuto la tonsillite?<\/strong>  Laura:<\/em> S\u00ec, da bambina ne ho sofferto molto!<\/strong> (Mario:<\/em> Have you ever had tonsillitis? Laura:<\/em> Yes, when I was a child I suffered from it a lot!)<\/p>\n

Stancarsi di<\/strong> or Stufarsi di \u2013<\/strong> to be tired of\/to be fed up with: Ho provato a guardare quel film ieri sera, ma dopo dieci minuti<\/strong> me ne sono stufato <\/strong>(I tried watching that film yesterday evening but I got fed up with it after ten minutes)<\/p>\n

Vergognarsi di \u2013 <\/strong>to be ashamed of: Tutti dicono che mi hanno visto in giro con Sara, ma io non me ne vergogno!<\/strong> (Everyone says that they’ve seen me going around with Sara, but I\u2019m not ashamed of it!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We recently published a blog about \u2018ne\u2019 (of it\/them), a very important little word that is quite tricky to use correctly. I\u2019m going to continue the theme in today\u2019s blog by looking at how we use \u2018ne\u2019 as a substitute for \u2018of it\/them\u2019 or \u2018about it\/them\u2019, after verbs that are normally followed by the preposition…<\/p>\n

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