How to use the particle “ci” in Italian
We use the particle ci in many cases. I’ll try to explain you all cases in which italians say ci.
- It is a reflexive, reciprocal, direct and indirect object pronoun (1th person plural), example:
Noi ci alziamo alle 8,00 ogni mattina (reflexive pronoun)
Noi ci sposiamo il mese prossimo (reciprocal pronoun)
Mario non ci ha visto (direct pronoun= noi)
Paolo ci ha regalato un libro (indirect pronoun = a noi) - to substitute a word or a phrase introduced by a, in, con, su; example:
“Credi all’oroscopo?” - “No, non ci credo” (ci = all‘oroscopo)
“Credi in Dio?” - ” Sì, ci credo” (ci = in Dio)
“Quando esci con Paola?” - “Ci esco stasera” (ci = con Paola)
Mi hanno promesso un aiuto, ma non ci conto (ci = su di loro) - ci is an adverb of place and often we use it to avoid repeating the name of a place which we have already mentioned.
Example:
“Vai al cinema?” - ” Sì, ci vado spesso” (ci = al cinema) - In everyday speech the particle ci is often used in reply to a question with the verb “avere” and means possession. In this case it becomes ce, example:
“Hai un po’ di soldi?” - ” Sì, ce li ho.”
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January 18th, 2009 at 8:09 am
I appreciate the article on the uses of “ci”.
I shall now read the article on ne and ci.