Learn Hardcore Italian: Lo incolleremo su una cartolina che spediremo a nostra nonna dalla stazione. - We will stick it on a postcard that we will send to our grandmother from the station.

Word

Lo incolleremo su una cartolina che spediremo a nostra nonna dalla stazione.

Meaning

We will stick it on a postcard that we will send to our grandmother from the station.

Part of speech

sentence

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Italian

Lesson

Lesson 48

Breakdown of Lo incolleremo su una cartolina che spediremo a nostra nonna dalla stazione.

Questions & Answers about Lo incolleremo su una cartolina che spediremo a nostra nonna dalla stazione.

Why is lo placed before incolleremo instead of after it?

In Italian, object pronouns normally precede conjugated verbs in simple tenses. Since incolleremo is a future‐tense form (a finite verb), the pronoun must come before it:

Lo incolleremo su una cartolina.
By contrast, with an infinitive you’d attach it:
Dobbiamo incollarlo su una cartolina.

What does lo refer to in this sentence?

Lo is the masculine singular direct‐object pronoun. It replaces some previously mentioned or understood masculine singular noun—e.g. a photo, a cut‐out, a sticker—that you will glue onto the postcard.

Why is su used with incollare? Couldn’t we say incollare a?

Su highlights the surface you’re gluing onto: glue on a postcard. In practice:

Incollare su un foglio → to stick onto a sheet
While you might hear incollare a, su is more natural when you stress the idea of “on top of” a surface.

What role does the relative pronoun che play here?