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24/12/2022 7:46 pm
Can you please help me with the following. Does
scordatela = scorda (2nd person singular informal) - te - la
or
scordatela = scordate (2nd person plural) - la?
If it = 2nd person plural, should it not beÂ
scordate-ve-la?
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27/12/2022 12:18 am
Ciao @morton-lim!
Scordatela is formed by the verb scordare, the person tu (you singular) that becomes te, and the pronoun la (her).Â
And you're right: Scordatevela is used for the second person plural (voi).Â
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27/12/2022 11:31 pm
So does " guardatelo" Â = "guarda-te-lo" (2nd person singular informal) or "guardate-lo" (2nd per plurale)?
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29/12/2022 1:04 am
Ciao @morton-lim!
I noticed there are still doubts regarding "Guardatelo = 2nd person (voi) but scordatelo = scorda-te-lo (2nd person informal single)!" so I will try to explain it better.Â
According to grammar rules, Guardalo = second person singular and Guardatelo = second person plural. But in everyday conversations, you can find Guardatelo used for second person singular and Guardatevelo as second person plural.Â
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29/12/2022 7:41 am
Hi Julieta
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Thank you for trying. Afraid I am still confused. My problem is this. if grammar rules state that guardatelo = 2nd person plural, then surely scordatelo also = 2nd person plural (but you have told me that this is not the case)! My confusion revolves round the following : why does guardatelo= 2nd person plural (guardate-lo) but scordatelo = 2nd person singular (scorda-te-lo)?
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29/12/2022 11:28 pm
Ciao @morton-lim!
With the verb scordare the same rules apply. Scordalo = second person singular and Scordatelo = second person plural. But in every day and colloquial language, you can find Scordatelo used with second person singular and Scordatevelo with second person plural. That's why I gave you that answer. You always need to pay attention to the context and find who the subject in the sentence is.Â
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I hope it's a little bit more clear but if not, let me know.Â
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31/12/2022 7:16 am
Ă un po difficile per i poveri stranieri - no? Fondamentalmente mi stai dicendo che scordatelo e guardatelo possono essere sia 2nd persone singolare che 2nd persone plurale!
03/01/2023 1:57 am
Ciao @morton-lim!
Si, alcune regole grammaticali sono difficili perchĂŠ non sempre sono uguali e seguono un unico modello. Di solito in alcuni casi ci sono piĂš strappi alle regole che regole compiute.Â
Nel caso del tuo dubbio la chiave è guardare chi è il soggetto che compie l'azione. E anche avere in testa se è una conversazione colloquiale o formale.Â
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Fammi sapere se hai bisogno di esercizi in piĂš o altri esempi pratici.
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