Direct object pronouns Flashcards
Tu cucini molto bene.
(You cook very well.)
Noi ascoltiamo la musica.
(We listen to music.)
Sometimes, after the verb we find a direct object. The direct object is the thing or person who “directly receives” the action, and can be identified by asking who or what. It usually goes after the verb.
Tu leggi un libro tutte le sere. (You read a book every evening.)
Noi vediamo la mia amica sabato. (We’re seeing my friend on Saturday.)
In Italian we can replace the direct object with a direct object pronoun if we want to avoid saying or repeating the direct object. This pronoun goes before the verb. Since it acts as a direct object, it can be used only with a transitive verb (a verb that can be followed by an object, such as “leggere” (to read) and “vedere” (to see), etc.). We’ve underlined them in the following sentences to make it easier for you to spot them.
Tu leggi un libro. - Tu lo leggi. (You read a book. - You read it.)
Noi vediamo la mia amica. - Noi la vediamo. (We see my friend. - We see her.)
mi: Tu mi vedi.
(You see me.)
ti: Io ti vedo.
(I see you.)
lo (masculine): Voi lo vedete.
(You see him / it.)
la (feminine): Voi la vedete.
(You see her / it.)
ci: Loro ci vedono.
(They see us.)
vi: Noi vi vediamo.
(We see you.)
li (masculine): Io li vedo.
(I see them.)
le (feminine): Tu le vedi.
(You see them.)
Loro ci ascoltano quando noi parliamo.
They listen to us when we speak.
Dove siete? Non vi vedo.
Where are you? I dont see you?
Lei parla e loro la ascoltano attentamente .
she speaks and they listen to her attentively
