| 7.2 Pronominal adverbs ne and ce |
The pronominal adverbs ne and ce (which correspond to the French words en and y) are difficult to understand, there is nothing equivalent in English. They are called pronominal adverbs because they substitute something, a noun or an idea, but they are invariable, they don't match in gender and number with the noun they stand for.
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| singular, masculine | Do you think of the flower? Pensi al fiore? |
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Yes, I think of it, them. Si, ci penso. |
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| plural, masculine | Do you think of the flowers? Pensi ai fiori? |
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| singular, feminine | Do you think of the plant? Pensi alla pianta? |
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| plural, feminine | Do you think of the plants? Pensi alle piante? |
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| an idea | Do you think of our trip to Paris? Pensi ancora al nostro viaggio a Parigi? |
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Let's have a closer look on them in the next chapter.
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