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La / essa , her, you (120) or it. |Le, to her, you or it.<br />

Si, | (himself , herself , |Si,. |(to himself , to herself ,<br />

|(itself or <strong>the</strong>mselves . |(to itself or to <strong>the</strong>mselves .<br />

Ci or ne, 3 us. |Ci or ne, 3 to us.<br />

Vi,you. |Vi, to you.<br />

Li / essi , <strong>the</strong>m , mas. |(A) Loro / gli, 4 to <strong>the</strong>m , mas.<br />

Le / esse , <strong>the</strong>m , Fem. |(A) Loro / le, to <strong>the</strong>m , Fem.<br />

THE CONJUNCTIVE PERSONAL PRONOUNS PLACED BEFORE<br />

THE VERB.<br />

193. The pronouns given above ARE, AS A RULE, PLACED BEFORE<br />

THE VERB. Ex.<br />

Egli mi parlo con rispetto .<br />

He spoke to me with respect .<br />

Non ci hanno mai invitati .<br />

They never invited us.<br />

Gli parlerò domani. 5<br />

I shall speak to him to-morrow.<br />

194. 1 A noun, or pronoun is called <strong>the</strong> direct object of a verb<br />

when it represents <strong>the</strong> person, or thing <strong>which</strong> receives <strong>the</strong><br />

action of <strong>the</strong> verb directly, that is, without passing through a<br />

preposition . Ex.<br />

Egli chiamò Carlo e me.<br />

He called Charles <strong>and</strong> me.<br />

In <strong>the</strong> sentence above " Carlo " <strong>and</strong> " me " are <strong>the</strong> direct objects of<br />

"chiamo ."<br />

2 A noun, or pronoun is called <strong>the</strong> indirect object of a verb when it<br />

represents <strong>the</strong> person, or thing <strong>which</strong> receives <strong>the</strong> action of <strong>the</strong><br />

verb indirectly , that is, through a preposition . Ex.<br />

" Egli mi parlò,"<br />

he spoke to me.<br />

In <strong>the</strong> sentence above " mi" (a me) is <strong>the</strong> indirect complement of<br />

" parlò."<br />

195 3 " Ne " is sometimes used instead of " ci," tis, <strong>and</strong> to us. Ex.<br />

L' amicizia tua ne piace . (Tasso.)<br />

Your friendship pleases (to) us.<br />

196.4 Notice that instead of "a loro," or " loro," in modern Italian,<br />

"gli" (mas.), <strong>and</strong> " le " (fem.), are often used. Ex.<br />

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