Venerdì ci vediamo in biblioteca dopo il lavoro.

to see

Breakdown of Venerdì ci vediamo in biblioteca dopo il lavoro.

• in: in
• dopo: after
• noi: we

Questions & Answers about Venerdì ci vediamo in biblioteca dopo il lavoro.

What does ci vediamo mean here?

It is a very common Italian expression for an arranged meeting. Literally, it comes from vedersi and means we see each other, but in natural English it often corresponds to we’re meeting, we’ll see each other, or even see you.

So in this sentence, ci vediamo is not just about physically seeing someone; it suggests a planned meetup.

Is ci here the same ci that can mean there?

No. Here ci is not a place word.

In this sentence, ci is a pronoun connected to vediamo from vedersi. It means ourselves / each other. Because the subject is we, the idea is reciprocal: we see each other.

So:

• ci = each other / ourselves
• not there

Why is vediamo in the present tense if the meeting is in the future?

Because Italian very often uses the present tense for future events when the time is clear from context.

Here, Venerdì makes the future time obvious, so ci vediamo sounds completely natural. It works like English We’re meeting Friday.

Italian does this a lot with plans, schedules, and arrangements.