Pronouns are basically words that represent the noun that it stands for. In English, we may use a variety of sentences using the character ‘Peter’. But to refer him in the later sentences we would use a pronoun ‘he’ in place of ‘Peter’. It does change accordingly to feminine and plurals. We have pronouns such as ‘she’ to represent a feminine noun and ‘we’ and ‘they’ to refer to the plural nouns.
Italian-Pronoun
All you need to know about Italian Pronoun Disjunctive Pronoun, Object Pronouns, Relative Pronouns, Subject Pronouns
Relative Pronouns
Relative pronouns are those pronouns that connect a dependent clause with a main clause in one sentence. The noun or the pronoun that is referred to is called the antecedent. In English relative pronouns are basically that, what, whom, which, whose. In Italian however the relative pronouns are a little different. They are:
Object Pronouns
Words which replace nouns are termed as pronouns.
In Italian there are 4 basic types of pronouns. Under the four basic types of pronouns there are two basic branches that are used on a daily basis by anyone speaking Italian. These are the direct object pronouns, and the indirect object pronouns. The direct object pronouns include pronouns such as – you, me, hi, her, us, you (plural) as well as a formal form for you. The same is applicable for indirect object pronouns as well.
DIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS are :
Disjunctive Pronouns
Pronouns that are used independently, that mean they are used apart from the verb are called disjunctive pronouns. They are pronouns which lay emphasis or may follow prepositions. They are found in a statement or an exclamation.
| me | Noi |
| te | Voi |
| lui/lei | loro |
Vengo con te – means I’ll come with you.
Amo te, non lui – means – I love you, not him!
