"si" before "la" in Module 10.9

Can anyone explain the order of “si” and “la” in the following sentence?

Sì, se non la si pensa così, si resta a casa e non si viaggia!

It seems to me it should be “se non se la pensa così”, with the “si impersonale” followed by the direct object pronoun “la".

Hi John,

You’re right—the placement of "la" in the sentence "Sì, se non la si pensa così, si resta a casa e non si viaggia!" does feel off. The issue is that "pensare" isn’t typically used with a direct object pronoun like "la" in this context.

A more natural way to phrase it would be:

"Sì, se non si pensa così, si resta a casa e non si viaggia!"
(This removes the "la" entirely, as it’s unnecessary with "pensare" here.)

Alternatively, if you want to keep the idea of "thinking about it," you could rephrase it as:

"Sì, se non la vede così, si resta a casa e non si viaggia!"
(Here, "vedere" works better with "la" as a direct object.)

So, the original sentence feels a bit unnatural because "la" doesn’t pair well with "pensare" in this case. Let me know if you’d like more examples or clarification!

Enxhi

Amazing. Thanks, that's really helpful!