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Direct and indirect object pronouns

Direct object pronouns

They replace a direct object (without a preposition):

• mi (me) : Marco mi invita. (Marco invites me.)
• ti (you) : Ti chiamo stasera. (I'll call you tonight.)
• lo (him/it) : Lo porto io. (I'll bring it.)
• la (her/it) : La conosci? (Do you know her?)
• ci (us) : Ci aspetta al bar. (He's waiting for us at the bar.)
• vi (you pl.) : Vi invito tutti. (I'm inviting all of you.)
• li/le (them) : Li vedo domani. (I'll see them tomorrow.)

Position of pronouns

Pronouns go before the conjugated verb:

"Lo porto io." (I'll bring it.)

With an infinitive, they attach to the end:

"Puoi portarlo?" (Can you bring it?)

Imperative with pronouns

In the informal imperative, the pronoun attaches to the verb:

"Portalo!" (Bring it!)

"Dille di venire." (Tell her to come.)

"Chiamami domani." (Call me tomorrow.)

Indirect object pronouns: mi, ti, gli/le, ci, vi, gli

"Gli ho detto di venire." (I told him to come.)

"Le ho scritto un messaggio." (I wrote her a message.)

Ne — the partitive pronoun

"Ne" replaces a quantity:

"Ne ho ancora tanto." = "Ho ancora tanto tiramisù." (I still have a lot of it.)

"Ne vuoi un po'?" (Do you want some?)

💬 Example: "Ho fatto il tiramisù ieri. Lo porto alla festa e ne offro a tutti." (I made the tiramisu yesterday. I'll bring it to the party and offer some to everyone.)