Italian Pronouns
vs. English
It's helpful to recall these differences:
- Subjects (the doer of the verb)
- Direct objects (receive action of verb)
- Indirect objects (to or for someone)
Subject Pronouns |
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Person |
English | Italian | ||||
| 1st | I | we | 1st | io | noi | |
| 2nd | you | you (all) | 2nd | tu | voi | |
| 3rd | he,she,it | they | 3rd | lui,lei,Lei | loro | |
Direct and Indirect Objects Pronouns |
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Person |
English |
Italian |
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| 1st | me | us | 1st | mi | ci | |
| 2nd | you | you | 2nd | ti | vi | |
| 3rd DIRECT | him, her, it | them | 3rd DIRECT | lo, la, La | li, le | |
| 3rd INDIRECT | (to/for) him, her, it | (to/for) them | 3rd INDIRECT | gli, le, Le | gli | |
Practice:
- I see him. Io lo vedo.
- I see them. Io li vedo.
- We give the key to him. Noi gli diamo la chiave.
- We give the key to her. Noi le diamo la chiave.
- I give the key to you. Io ti do la chiave.