Pronouns

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L01: What are Pronouns?

by Peter » Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:38 pm

WHAT ARE PRONOUNS? Che cosa sono i pronomi?

A pronoun is a word that takes the place, or fulfils the function, of a noun. There are several...

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L02: Subject pronouns

by Peter » Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:36 pm

SUBJECT PRONOUNS (Pronomi soggetto)

Singular:
I io
you tu
he lui, egli
she lei, ella
you (formal) Lei
it esso, essa

Plural:
we noi
you voi...

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Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:36 pm
L03: Direct Object Pronouns

by Peter » Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:34 pm

DIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS (Pronomi diretti)

The direct object pronouns are as follows:

Singular:
me mi
you ti
him, it lo
her, it la

Plural:
us...

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Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:34 pm
L04: Indirect Object Pronouns

by Peter » Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:32 pm

INDIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS (Pronomi indiretti)

The indirect object pronouns are used with intransitive verbs, ie those verbs that do not or cannot...

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Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:32 pm
L05: Using both Direct and Indirect Pronouns

by Peter » Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:30 pm

USING BOTH DIRECT AND INDIRECT PRONOUNS (Usare sia pronomi diretti che pronomi indiretti)

When you need to use both a direct and an indirect object...

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Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:30 pm
L06: Pronouns used as objects of prepositions

by Peter » Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:28 pm

PRONOUNS USED AS OBJECTS OF PREPOSITIONS (Pronomi usati come oggetto delle preposizioni )

These are known as disjunctive or emphatic pronouns and...

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Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:28 pm
L07: Relative pronouns

by Peter » Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:27 pm

Relative pronouns (Pronomi relativi)

Relative pronouns can be used when referring to persons, animals or things. Unlike in English, where they can...

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Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:27 pm
L08: Correlative or Demonstrative pronouns

by Peter » Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:25 pm

CORRELATIVE or DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS (Pronomi correlativi o demonstrativi)

These pronouns perform a similar task to relative ones. As is the case...

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Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:25 pm
L09: Possessive pronouns

by Peter » Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:23 pm

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS (Pronomi possessivi)

As the term suggests, these pronouns indicate ownership. However, they must not be confused with the...

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Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:23 pm
L10: Reflexive pronouns

by Peter » Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:20 pm

REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS (Pronomi riflessivi)

me mi
you ti
him/her si
us ci
you vi
them si

Use of reflexive pronouns with verbs

These pronouns...

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Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:20 pm
L11a Interrogative Pronouns - Part 1

by Peter » Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:19 pm

INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS (Pronomi interrogativi)

PART 1

Introduction

As the term implies, interrogative pronouns are used when asking questions....

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Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:19 pm
L11b Interrogative Pronouns - Part 2

by Peter » Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:18 pm

INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS (Pronomi interrogativi)

PART 2

Pronouns of Specification

These pronouns and related adjectives are used when asking...

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Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:18 pm
L11c Interrogative Pronouns - Part 3

by Peter » Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:16 pm

INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS (Pronomi interrogativi)

PART 3

Pronouns of Identity

When asking about animals or things

The Italian pronouns in...

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Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:16 pm
L12: Pronouns used with the Imperative Verb Tense

by Peter » Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:13 pm

PRONOUNS USED WITH THE IMPERATIVE VERB TENSE
(Pronomi usati con il tempo verbale imperativo)

The pronouns that are used with the imperative verb...

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Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:13 pm
L13: Indefinite Pronouns

by Peter » Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:06 pm

INDEFINITE PRONOUNS (Pronomi indefiniti)

These pronouns, of which there are a considerable number, relate to someone or something without being...

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Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:06 pm
L14: The particle CI used as a pronoun

by Peter » Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:02 pm

THE PARTICLE CI USED AS A PRONOUN (La particella CI usata come un pronome)

The particle ci is used in a number of ways, one of which is as a...

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Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:02 pm
L15: The Partitive Pronoun NE

by Peter » Mon Oct 15, 2012 6:00 pm

THE PARTITIVE PRONOUN NE (Il pronome partitivo NE)

The first thing here is to explain the meaning of partitive, which is a linguistic term. It is a...

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