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### Plural Subject Pronouns

Now that you know how to make nouns and adjectives plural, let's learn how to talk about groups of people. Here are the plural subject pronouns:

- **noi** (we)
- **voi** (you plural / you all)
- **loro** (they)

### Plural Forms of "Essere"

Here are the plural forms of **essere** (to be) that match these pronouns:

| Pronoun | Verb | English |
|---|---|---|
| noi | siamo | we are |
| voi | siete | you (plural) are |
| loro | sono | they are |

Let's look at **noi siamo** (we are):

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In Italian, you can usually drop the subject pronoun because the verb form already indicates the subject. **Siamo** can only mean "we are".

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Use **voi siete** when talking directly to two or more people:

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Finally, use **loro sono** for "they". You might remember that **sono** also means "I am" (*io sono*). Context—especially plural nouns and adjectives—will help you tell them apart.

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### Putting It All Together

Because *noi*, *voi*, and *loro* represent groups of people, any noun or adjective describing them must also be plural to match.

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Plural verb to be (noi siamo, voi siete)

adjective

adjective/adverb

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

preposition

pronoun

proper noun

sentence

verb

Subject pronouns and the verb to be (io sono)

Singular definite articles (il, la)

Singular demonstratives (questo, questa)

Basic verbal negation (non)

Yes/No questions

Coordinating conjunctions (e, ma, o)

Regular plurals and definite articles (-i, -e, i, le)

Plural demonstratives (questi, queste)

Nouns ending in -e

Special singular articles (lo, l')

The plural article (gli)

Special indefinite articles (uno, un')

Demonstrative adjectives (quello, quella)

Adjective endings (-o, -a, -i, -e)

Expressing quantity (molto, poco, tanto)

The verb to have (ho, hai, ha...)

There is / there are (c'è, ci sono)

The preposition of (di)

Singular possessives (il mio, la mia)

Numbers 1 to 10 (uno, due, tre...)

Numbers 11 to 20 (undici, dodici...)

Numbers 21 to 100 (trenta, quaranta...)

Idiomatic avere (avere fame, avere anni)

Plural possessive adjectives (i miei, le mie)

Possessives with family members (mio padre)

Formal address (dare del Lei)

Present tense of -are verbs (-o, -i, -a)

Question words (chi, cosa, dove)

Present tense of -ere verbs (-o, -i, -e)

Question words (quando, come, perché)

Question word agreement (quanto, quanta, quanti, quante)

Regular -ire verbs

Verbs with -isc- (capisco, capisci, capisce)

Pronouns after prepositions (me, te, lui)

The verb fare (faccio, fai, fa)

The verb andare (vado, vai, va)

The verb stare (sto, stai, sta)

The verb venire (vengo, vieni, viene)

The verb uscire (esco, esci, esce)

Location and destination (a, in)

Origin and movement (da)

Articulated prepositions with a (al, alla)

Articulated prepositions with in (nel, nella)

Articulated prepositions with di and da (del, dal)

Simple prepositions (con, per, su, tra)

Articulated prepositions with su (sul, sulla)

Months of the year

Telling time (sono le...)

Dates (il + number)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (primo, secondo, terzo...)

The verb to want (volere)

The verb can (potere)

The verb must (dovere)

The verb to know (sapere)

Reflexive verbs (mi lavo, ti lavi)

Indirect object pronouns (gli, le, ci...)

Expressing preferences (mi piace)

Plural preferences (mi piacciono)

Comparatives (più... di, meno... di)

The passato prossimo with avere (ho parlato)

Irregular past participles (fatto, letto, preso)

The passato prossimo with essere (sono andato)

Reflexive verbs in the past (mi sono svegliato)

Time adverbs with the past tense (già, mai, ancora)

Third-person direct object pronouns (lo, la, li, le)

First and second-person direct object pronouns (mi, ti, ci, vi)

The four seasons

Prepositions of place (vicino a, davanti a)

Conversational words (beh, allora, davvero)

Indefinite adjectives for some (qualche, alcuni)

Indefinite adjectives for every and all (ogni, tutti)

Indefinite pronouns (qualcosa, qualcuno)

Noun suffixes (-ino, -one)

Adverbs of manner (-mente)

Comparisons of equality (così... come)

The relative superlative (il più)

The absolute superlative (-issimo)

Irregular comparatives (migliore, peggiore)

Present progressive (stare + -ando, -endo)

Imminent actions (stare per)

The locative pronoun (ci)

The partitive pronoun (ne)

Pronoun placement with modal verbs

Impersonal subjects (si)

Prepositions of time (da, per, tra, fra)

Past participle agreement with pronouns

Past tense of modal verbs

Question	Answer
we	noi
American	americano
We are American.	Noi siamo americani.
together / together with	insieme
We are here together.	Siamo qui insieme.
you (plural)	voi
busy	occupato
Are you busy today?	Voi siete occupati oggi?
free	libero
Are you free or busy?	Siete liberi o occupati?
they	loro
cousin	il cugino
They are cousins.	Loro sono cugini.
there	lì
They are there.	Sono lì.
person	la persona
The people are ready.	Le persone sono pronte.
The American cousins are here.	I cugini americani sono qui.
Are you brothers?	Voi siete fratelli?
Are they there together?	Loro sono lì insieme?
We are not ready.	Noi non siamo pronti.
The dogs are not bad.	I cani non sono cattivi.
You are busy people, but we are free.	Voi siete persone occupate, ma noi siamo liberi.
the female cousin	la cugina
The cousin is a very nice girl.	La cugina è una ragazza molto simpatica.
The female cousin is here and the male cousin is there.	La cugina è qui e il cugino è lì.

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