person | English equivalent | subject | direct object | direct object before a verb | indirect object before a verb |
singular | |||||
1 | I | io | me | mi | mi |
2 | you | tu | te | ti | ti |
3 | he | egli, lui, esso | lui | lo | gli |
she | ella, lei, essa | lei | la | le | |
plural | |||||
1 | we | noi | noi | ci | ci |
2 | you | voi | voi | vi | vi |
3 | they | essi, loro | loro | li | loro, gli |
they | esse, loro | loro | le | loro, gli |
The form of the subject corresponds to the subject of a sentence (I did it - I is the subject).
The indirect object form answers the question to whom? to what ? (to me, you, us, you, etc.) The direct object form of the object answers the question : whom? what? (me, you, us, you, etc.) The forms me, te, lui, lei, noi, voi, loro stand, for example, before a preposition, and also in an independent position. Shorter forms mi, ti, lo, la, ci, vi, li, le appear right before the verb. Only together with the infinitive, participles, and the imperative form, the shorter forms are placed after the verb, then they are written together:
Ti vedo. - I can see you.
Voglio vederti. - I want to see you.
C’è per te. - This is for you.