Italian conjugation explanation

Past participle agreement with 'ne'

<p>The pronoun <strong style="font-style: italic;">ne</strong> is commonly used to express quantity, replacing <span style="font-style: italic;">di</span> + noun (meaning "of it", "of them", "some", or "any").</p>

<p>When <span style="font-style: italic;">ne</span> acts as a direct object in compound tenses formed with

<a class="conjugation_explanation_link_intext verb_link" href="/study/conjugations/ita/avere/" title="Click to see conjugations for avere" target="_blank">avere</a>

<a class="conjugation_explanation_link_intext" href="/study/tenseGuideForTense/123/" target="_blank">Passato prossimo</a>

<p>This contrasts with the standard conjugation of

<a class="conjugation_explanation_link_intext verb_link" href="/study/conjugations/ita/avere/" title="Click to see conjugations for avere" target="_blank">avere</a>

<a class="conjugation_explanation_link_intext" href="/conjugationExplanation/avere_agreement/" target="_blank">agreement with object pronouns</a>

<div class="conjugation_explanation_title">Examples of Agreement</div>

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<div><strong>Feminine Singular:</strong> Replacing <span style="font-style: italic;">una torta</span> (a cake)</div>

<div class="conjugation_explanation_example_sentence">Ne hanno <strong>trovata</strong> <span class="green_emphasis">una</span>. (<span style="font-style: italic;">They found one [of them].</span>)</div>

<div class="conjugation_explanation_example_sentence_note">Since <span style="font-style: italic;">una</span> is feminine singular, the participle is <span style="font-style: italic;">trovata</span>.</div>

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<div><strong>Feminine Plural:</strong> Replacing <span style="font-style: italic;">le fragole</span> (strawberries)</div>

<div class="conjugation_explanation_example_sentence">Ho comprato delle <span class="brown_emphasis">fragole</span> e ne ho <strong>mangiate</strong> <span class="green_emphasis">tante</span>. (<span style="font-style: italic;">I bought some strawberries and ate a lot of them.</span>)</div>

<div class="conjugation_explanation_example_sentence_note"><span style="font-style: italic;">Fragole</span> is feminine plural, so the participle becomes <span style="font-style: italic;">mangiate</span>.</div>

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<div><strong>Masculine Plural:</strong> Replacing <span style="font-style: italic;">i bicchieri</span> (glasses)</div>

<div class="conjugation_explanation_example_sentence">Quanti <span class="brown_emphasis">bicchieri</span> d'acqua hai bevuto? Ne ho <strong>bevuti</strong> <span class="green_emphasis">tre</span>. (<span style="font-style: italic;">How many glasses of water did you drink? I drank three of them.</span>)</div>

<div class="conjugation_explanation_example_sentence_note"><span style="font-style: italic;">Bicchieri</span> is masculine plural, so we use <span style="font-style: italic;">bevuti</span>.</div>

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<p>Common verbs often used with <span style="font-style: italic;">ne</span> and quantities include

<a class="conjugation_explanation_link_intext verb_link" href="/study/conjugations/ita/mangiare/" title="Click to see conjugations for mangiare" target="_blank">mangiare</a>

<a class="conjugation_explanation_link_intext verb_link" href="/study/conjugations/ita/bere/" title="Click to see conjugations for bere" target="_blank">bere</a>

<a class="conjugation_explanation_link_intext verb_link" href="/study/conjugations/ita/comprare/" title="Click to see conjugations for comprare" target="_blank">comprare</a>

<a class="conjugation_explanation_link_intext verb_link" href="/study/conjugations/ita/ritrovare/" title="Click to see conjugations for ritrovare" target="_blank">trovare</a>