Italian Personal Pronouns

Italian Personal Pronouns

• Italian personal pronouns replace nouns in sentences to avoid repetition.
• There are two categories of Italian personal pronouns: subject pronouns and object pronouns.

Subject Pronouns

• Subject pronouns replace the subject of the sentence.
• Italian subject pronouns:
  • 1st person singular: Io (“I”)
  • 2nd person singular: Tu (“You”)
  • 3rd person singular:
    • Informal: Lui, Lei (“He, She”)
    • Formal: Egli, Ella, Esso, Essa (“He, She, It male, It female”)
  • 1st person plural: Noi (“We”)
  • 2nd person plural: Voi (“You”)
  • 3rd person plural:
    • Informal: Loro (“They”)
    • Formal: Essi, Esse (“They,” male and female)

Direct Object Pronouns

• Direct object pronouns replace a direct object in a sentence.
• Italian direct object pronouns:
  • 1st person singular: Mi (“Me”)
  • 2nd person singular: Ti (“You”)
  • 3rd person singular:
    • Lo (“Him, It male”)
    • La (“Her, It female”)
    • L' (“Him, Her, It” when the following word begins with a vowel)
  • 1st person plural: Ci (“Us”)
  • 2nd person plural: Vi (“You”)
  • 3rd person plural: Li, Le (“Them,” male and female)

Indirect Object Pronouns

• Indirect object pronouns replace an indirect object in a sentence.
• Italian indirect object pronouns:
  • 1st person singular: Mi (“To me”)
  • 2nd person singular: Ti (“To you”)
  • 3rd person singular: Gli (“To him, her, it”)
  • 1st person plural: Ci (“To us”)
  • 2nd person plural: Vi (“To you”)
  • 3rd person plural: Gli, Loro (“To them”)