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Italian
Pronoun
-gli
- (enclitic) Alternative form of gli
- dare (“to give”) → dargli (“to give him; to give them”)
- vendere (“to sell”) → vendergli (“to sell to him; to sell to them”)
- servire (“to serve”) → servirgli (“to serve to him; to serve to them”)
Usage notes
- Appended to present active infinitive verb forms to derive dative forms when the object is third singular masculine or third plural person. The final -e of the original infinitive is removed :
- -are → -argli
- -ere → -ergli
- -ire → -irgli
Where the verb ends in -rre, the final re is removed, leaving behind just an -r:
- introdurre (“to introduce; to insert”) → introdurgli (“to insert in him; to insert in them”)
In any case, after the suffixation, there is only a single r and no vowels immediately before -gli.