ITLN 010 Study Guide - Final Guide: Infinitive

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Italian Language and Literature
• Course: ITLN 010
• Professor: Elena Cecchetto

Document Summary

Indirect object pronouns replace indirect object nouns. They are identical in form to direct- object pronouns except for the third-person forms: le, gli, le, and loro, gli (loro) No, non le ho dato le ricette no, i didn"t give her the recipes. Attached to the infinitive, and the -e of the infinitive is dropped: Non ho pi tempo di parlargli i no longer have time to talk to him. If the infinitive is preceded by a form of dovere, potere, or volere, the indirect object pronoun can either be attached to the infinitive (after the -e is dropped) or precede the conjugated verb: Voglio parlargli da solo i want to talk to him alone. Le and gli never elide before a verb beginning with a vowel or h: Le offro un caff i offer her a cup of coffee. Gli hanno detto <> they said ciao! to him.