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Marika spiega - I pronomi diretti

Difficulty: Newbie

Italy

Marika gives us an overview on how to use direct object pronouns, which take the place of direct objects when the object has already been referred to. Here's an example of this in English: "Do you know the answer [direct object noun]?" "Yes I know it [direct object pronoun]."

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Pronomi combinati - Part 3

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Daniela shows us more examples of combining direct and indirect object pronouns, and goes on to give us some examples in the subjunctive and conditional moods, which work the same way.

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Pronomi combinati - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Daniela lays out the basics of direct and indirect object pronouns combined together. The indirect object undergoes a transformation when together with a direct pronoun.

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Pronomi combinati - Part 7

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

In this last segment, Daniela focuses on when the past participle of a verb in the present perfect has to agree (in number and gender) with the direct object pronoun when using compound pronouns. It's a bit tricky.

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Pronomi oggetto diretto - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Daniela concludes this very important lesson about direct object pronouns. This time she explains about the feminine singular, and the plurals of both genders: Did you eat the apples? Yes, I ate them.

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Caption 39 [en]: Because the articles and the direct object pronouns are the same.
Caption 39 [it]: perché gli articoli e i pronomi oggetto diretto sono uguali.

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Pronomi oggetto diretto - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

You won't want to miss this lesson, where Daniela introduces direct object pronouns, as in: I buy the book - I buy it.

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Caption 5 [en]: Direct object pronouns are very important for the Italian language,
Caption 5 [it]: I pronomi oggetto diretto sono importantissimi per la lingua italiana,

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Marika spiega - I pronomi diretti con participio passato

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Marika shows us the rules about using direct object pronouns. Don't be discouraged if you don't absorb it all at once. It takes plenty of practice, and plenty of trial and error. See first part: Marika spiega - Pronomi diretti

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Caption 10 [en]: The direct object pronouns in the third person singular masculine
Caption 10 [it]: I pronomi diretti di terza persona singolare maschili

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Pronomi combinati - Part 5

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Daniela sums up about compound pronouns and explains what a partitive pronoun is. An example of a partitive pronoun is the particle ne (of it, of them).

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Caption 3 [en]: direct object pronouns and indirect pronouns,
Caption 3 [it]: pronome oggetto diretto e pronome indiretto,

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Marika spiega - La particella CI - Part 3

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Marika covers with the pronominal particle ci, this time providing examples as to how it is used with the direct pronouns: lo, la, li, and le.

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Caption 1 [en]: With the direct object pronouns: "it," "it," "them," "them,"
Caption 1 [it]: Con i pronomi diretti "lo", "la", "li" e "le",

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Marika spiega - La particella CI - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Marika's lesson concentrates on how the pronouns: mi [me], ti [you], vi [you, plural] are used in conjunction with the particle "ci."

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Caption 32 [en]: With the direct object pronouns "mi," "ti," and "vi,"
Caption 32 [it]: Con i pronomi diretti "mi", "ti" e "vi",

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Marika spiega - La particella NE - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Marika discusses the particle "ne" and provides examples of how it is used as a partitive pronoun (some, none) among other uses.

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Caption 39 [en]: but the direct object pronouns instead:
Caption 39 [it]: ma i pronomi diretti

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Piacere - Part 3

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

There are two ways to use an indirect object pronoun with the verb piacere (to please, to be pleasing, to like). Daniela shows us how they work.

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Caption 3 [en]: in other words, all the indirect [object] pronouns.
Caption 3 [it]: quindi tutti i pronomi indiretti.

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Modi Indefiniti - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

In Italian, there's not only a past participle, as in English, there is also a present participle. Many nouns and adjectives we use every day come from this tense, as well as from the past participle.

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Caption 43 [en]: With direct pronouns
Caption 43 [it]: Con i pronomi diretti