When is the pronun for we "ci" or "noi" appropriately used. I have seen ci piace for we like and noi andiamo for we go.
pronun for we
vpserio
February 6, 2018
Lucia - Rocket Languages Tutor
February 6, 2018
Hi Vinny,
Ci is used to translate us, to us, as in:
Lui ci vede. He sees us.
Piacere is a tricky verb. You have a subject in English, "you" liking something, but the same doesn't apply to Italian, where you have an indirect object, "to us".
Ci piace literally translates "to us it likes", meaning we like it. The construction itself totally differs than that of English.
For reference, here's the conjugation of all pronouns:
Mi piace/piacciono
Ti piace/piacciono
Gli piace/piacciono
Le piace/piacciono
Ci piace/piacciono
Vi piace/piacciono
A loro piace/piacciono
You will use piace for singular nouns, eg. I like ice cream, mi piace il gelato. You'll use piacciono for plural nouns, eg. I like books, mi piacciono i libri.
Hope this helps!
Lucia
Ci is used to translate us, to us, as in:
Lui ci vede. He sees us.
Piacere is a tricky verb. You have a subject in English, "you" liking something, but the same doesn't apply to Italian, where you have an indirect object, "to us".
Ci piace literally translates "to us it likes", meaning we like it. The construction itself totally differs than that of English.
For reference, here's the conjugation of all pronouns:
Mi piace/piacciono
Ti piace/piacciono
Gli piace/piacciono
Le piace/piacciono
Ci piace/piacciono
Vi piace/piacciono
A loro piace/piacciono
You will use piace for singular nouns, eg. I like ice cream, mi piace il gelato. You'll use piacciono for plural nouns, eg. I like books, mi piacciono i libri.
Hope this helps!
Lucia
vpserio
February 7, 2018
Grazie mille. Ho capito ( I think)