Difference between revisions of "Language/Italian/Grammar/When-use-LI-and-GLI"
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*Hai visto i film di Fellini? Sì, li vedo sempre con grande piacere. | *Hai visto i film di Fellini? Sì, li vedo sempre con grande piacere. | ||
Have you watched the Fellini movie? Yes, I always watch them with great pleasure. | |||
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*Giuseppe ha freddo. Non gli hai dato la tua giacca ? | *Giuseppe ha freddo. Non gli hai dato la tua giacca ? | ||
Joseph is cold. Don't you have given him your jacket? | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 16:52, 19 October 2016
The difference between "gli" and "li" depends on use and function of these two words in the sentense: in some cases you must use "li", in others only "gli" and yet others both are can be used .
Both elements are used only for masculine.
Li
It is used as a pronoun in the construction of the direct object when it is masculine plural (for the masculine singular we use "lo", for the masculine plural, we use li. For the feminine singular we use "la" and tue feminine plural "le".
Example:
- Hai visto i film di Fellini? Sì, li vedo sempre con grande piacere.
Have you watched the Fellini movie? Yes, I always watch them with great pleasure.
Gli
It is used as a pronoun in the construction of the complement when this is masculine singular. For the masculine plural form we use "a loro". For the feminine singular, we use "le" and plural "a loro".
Example:
- Giuseppe ha freddo. Non gli hai dato la tua giacca ?
Joseph is cold. Don't you have given him your jacket?
References