Italian grammar

Personal pronoun

personEnglish equivalentsubjectdirect objectdirect object before a verbindirect object before a verb
singular
1Iiomemimi
2yoututetiti
3heegli, lui, essoluilogli
sheella, lei, essaleilale
plural
1wenoinoicici
2youvoivoivivi
3theyessi, loroloroliloro, gli
theyesse, loroloroleloro, gli

The form of the subject corresponds to the subject of a sentence (I did it - I is the subject).

The indirect object form answers the question to whom? to what ? (to me, you, us, you, etc.) The direct object form of the object answers the question : whom? what? (me, you, us, you, etc.) The forms me, te, lui, lei, noi, voi, loro stand, for example, before a preposition, and also in an independent position. Shorter forms mi, ti, lo, la, ci, vi, li, le appear right before the verb. Only together with the infinitive, participles, and the imperative form, the shorter forms are placed after the verb, then they are written together:

Ti vedo. - I can see you.

Voglio vederti. - I want to see you.

C’è per te. - This is for you.

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