È inutile discutere adesso; parliamone domani mattina.

It’s useless to argue now; let’s talk about it tomorrow morning.

Breakdown of È inutile discutere adesso; parliamone domani mattina.

• essere: to be
• la mattina: the morning
• adesso: now
• parlare: to talk

Questions & Answers about È inutile discutere adesso; parliamone domani mattina.

What does the bolded pronoun ne in parliamone mean?

Ne stands for “of it/about it” (or “of them/about them”). It replaces a phrase introduced by di after verbs like parlare di and discutere di.

• Example: Parliamo del problema. → Parliamone. (“Let’s talk about it.”) It refers back to the topic that was just mentioned or is understood from context.

Why is ne attached to the end of parliamo (forming parliamone)?

Because with affirmative imperatives, clitic pronouns attach to the end of the verb (enclisis). The “let’s” form (noi) behaves like an imperative, so we get one word: parliamone (no hyphen).

• Compare: andiamocene (let’s get out of here), diamoglielo (let’s give it to him).

How do I say the negative “Let’s not talk about it now”?

Two options are common:

• Non parliamone adesso. (enclitic; common in speech)
• Non ne parliamo adesso. (proclitic; often preferred in careful/formal writing) Both are correct.

Could I say discutiamone instead of parliamone?