Ti aiuto volentieri.

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Breakdown of Ti aiuto volentieri.

• aiutare: to help
• ti: you
• volentieri: gladly

Questions & Answers about Ti aiuto volentieri.

What does ti mean here?

Ti is the direct object pronoun meaning you in the informal singular sense.

So in Ti aiuto volentieri, ti = you.

A useful point for English speakers: in Italian, aiutare takes a direct object, so you say:

• Ti aiuto = I help you / I'll help you

not something built with to.

Compare:

• aiuto te = I help you
• ti aiuto = same meaning, but with the object pronoun placed before the verb

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Why is it ti aiuto and not aiuto ti?

In Italian, unstressed object pronouns like mi, ti, lo, la, ci, vi normally go before the conjugated verb.

So:

• Ti aiuto = correct
• Aiuto ti = not correct in standard Italian

This is one of the most important word-order rules with pronouns.

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What form is aiuto here?