Mettilo nella borsa e non pensarci più.

Put it in the bag and don’t think about it anymore.

Breakdown of Mettilo nella borsa e non pensarci più.

• tu: you
• mettere: to put
• la borsa: the bag
• nella: in

Questions & Answers about Mettilo nella borsa e non pensarci più.

What is mettilo and how is it formed?

Mettilo is the second-person singular affirmative imperative of mettere (to put), combined with the direct-object pronoun lo (it). The base imperative is metti, and by attaching lo you get mettilo (“put it”).

Why must lo be attached to the verb in affirmative commands?

In Italian affirmative tu imperatives, clitic pronouns are linked to the end of the verb (enclisis). You cannot say lo metti or metti lo; you must say mettilo.

Why do we say non pensarci using the infinitive pensare instead of the tu imperative form pensa?

The negative tu command is formed by placing non before the infinitive, not by using the imperative ending. So “don’t think” is non pensare, and when you add a pronoun, you attach it to the infinitive: non pensarci (“don’t think about it”).

What role does ci play in non pensarci più?

Ci is a clitic pronoun that replaces a + thing (“about it”). Since you pensare a qualcosa, that “about it” becomes ci. So pensarci literally means “to think about it.”