Subject pronouns
ITALIAN ENGLISH
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singular |
plural |
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singular |
plural |
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1st person |
io |
noi |
1st person |
I |
we |
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2nd person |
tu* |
voi*** |
2nd person |
you |
you |
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3rd person |
lui |
loro |
3rd person |
he |
they |
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lei |
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she |
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Lei** |
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English “you“: |
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*tu (familiar) |
when talking to one person who is: |
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a member of your family |
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a friend |
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a person you know very well |
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a colleague |
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a child |
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God |
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Lei** (formal) |
when talking to one person (either male or female) who: |
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you do not know personally |
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is your boss |
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voi*** |
when talking to more than one person |
Compare:
(Io) studio l´italiano. I study Italian.
(Tu) studi l´italiano. You study Italian.
(Lui, lei) studia l´italiano. He / She studies Italian.
- in Italian the subject prononus are not obligatory because the subject is indicated by the ending of the verb
- more about conjugation in Italian, click here