#1: Grammar question: Carole Author: Poipu04, Location: ConnecticutPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 11:54 pm ---- Hi, Carole, or any one else who cares to chime in! Can you tell me where to place a direct object if I am using the passato prossimo. So if I want to say I have read it, where do I place the "it"? Is it "ho lo letto" or is it "lo ho letto?" And what about something like "I read it to you" Where does the "vi" go?
#2: Re: Grammar question: Carole Author: liviomoreno, Location: Rome (Italy)Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 2:13 am ---- lo ho letto (I read it)
te lo ho letto (I read it to you)
#3: Re: Grammar question: Carole Author: Carole, Location: Valtellina - Near Lake ComoPosted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 3:09 am ---- To say 'I read it to you' I would say "Io a te ho letto" or "Io vi ho letto"
So would that be wrong Livio?
#4: Re: Grammar question: Carole Author: liviomoreno, Location: Rome (Italy)Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 3:24 am ----
Carole wrote:
To say 'I read it to you' I would say "Io a te ho letto" or "Io vi ho letto"
So would that be wrong Livio?
I read it to you =
(Io) telo ho letto [you is one person to whom you are familiar]
(Io) glielo ho letto [ you is one person to whom you are not familiar]
(Io) velo ho letto [you is referred to more than one person]
You may omit the word Io
#5: Re: Grammar question: Carole Author: Poipu04, Location: ConnecticutPosted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 11:17 am ---- Grazie mille, Carole e Livio! My teacher does not explain these fine details well, so I REALLY appreciate your explanation.