意大利语词汇:意大利语间接宾语代词

意大利语词汇：意大利语间接宾语代词

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Indirect object nouns and pronouns (i pronomi indiretti)

answer the question to whom? or for whom? In English, the word

"to" is sometimes omitted:

We gave a cookbook to Uncle John.

We gave Uncle John a cookbook.

In Italian, the preposition a is always used before an indirect

object noun:

Ho regalato un libro di cucina allo zio Giovanni. (I gave a

cookbook to Uncle John.)

Perché non regali un profumo alla mamma? (Why don't you

give Mother some perfume?)

Puoi spiegare questa ricetta a Paolo? (Can you explain this

recipe to Paul?)

Indirect object pronouns replace indirect object nouns. They

are identical in form to direct object pronouns, except for the

third-person forms gli, le, and loro. For all the forms, see below.

ITALIAN INDIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS

PERSON

SINGULAR

PLURAL

I

mi (to/for me)

ci (to/for us)

II

ti (to/for you, informal)

vi (to/for you, informal)

III

lo, la (to, for him/her)

li, le (to/for them, masculine/feminine)

La (to/for you, formal)

Li, Le (to/for you, formal, masculine/feminine)

All indirect object pronouns except loro and Loro precede a

conjugated verb, just like the direct object pronouns (loro and

Loro follow the verb):

Le ho dato tre ricette. (I gave her three recipes.)

Ci offrono un caffè. (They offer us a cup of coffee.)

Parliamo loro domani. (We'll talk to them tomorrow.)

Similarly, indirect object pronouns attach to infinitives, which

lose their final -e:

Non ho tempo di parlargli. (I have no time to talk to him.)

If the infinitive is preceded by a conjugated form of dovere,

potere, or volere, the indirect object pronoun may also precede

the conjugated verb:

Voglio parlargli./Gli voglio parlare. (I want to talk to him.)

Also note that le and gli are never elided before a verb

beginning with a vowel or an h:

Le offro un caffè. (I offer her a cup of coffee.)

Gli hanno detto "Ciao!". (They said "Ciao!" to him.)

The table below provides a few common Italian verbs that

are often used with indirect object nouns or pronouns.

VERBS THAT TAKE ON INDIRECT OBJECTS

dare

to give

dire

to say

domandare

to ask

(im)prestare

to lend

insegnare

to teach

mandare

to send

mostrare

to show

offrire

to offer

portare

to bring

preparare

to prepare

regalare

to give (as a gift)

rendere

to return, give back

riportare

to bring back

scrivere

to write

telefonare

to telephone