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### Pronominal Verbs

Italian is full of **pronominal verbs** (*verbi pronominali*): base verbs with one or two small pronouns (clitics) glued to the end of the infinitive. These pronouns often alter the verb's meaning entirely to create a new, idiomatic verb.

In this lesson, we will focus on two common pronominal verbs: **farcela** and **andarsene**.

### Farcela (To manage / To succeed)

**Farcela** is built from **fare** (to do/make) + **ci** + **la**. Together, they mean "to manage," "to succeed," or "to be able to handle it."

When conjugating, the pronouns separate and go before the verb. Because **ci** is followed by another pronoun (**la**), it changes its vowel to become **ce**.

| Subject | Pronouns | Verb (fare) |
|---|---|---|
| io | **ce la** | faccio |
| tu | **ce la** | fai |
| lui / lei | **ce la** | fa |
| noi | **ce la** | facciamo |
| voi | **ce la** | fate |
| loro | **ce la** | fanno |

A very common expression is **non ce la faccio più** ("I can't take it anymore").

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To say you can't manage *to do* something, follow **farcela** with the preposition **a** (or **ad** before a vowel) and an infinitive.

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### Andarsene (To leave / To go away)

**Andarsene** is formed from **andare** (to go) + the reflexive pronoun **si** + **ne** (from here/there). It translates to "to leave" or "to go away" (from a specific place).

The reflexive pronoun changes to match the subject (*mi, ti, si, ci, vi, si*). Because it sits directly next to **ne**, its vowel changes to an **e**:

| Subject | Reflexive + ne | Verb (andare) |
|---|---|---|
| io | **me ne** | vado |
| tu | **te ne** | vai |
| lui / lei | **se ne** | va |
| noi | **ce ne** | andiamo |
| voi | **ve ne** | andate |
| loro | **se ne** | vanno |

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### At the Door

Sometimes the salespeople aren't on the phone; they are ringing your doorbell. 

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If you need to tell someone to go away formally, you can use the formal imperative. The formal command for *andare* is *vada*, and its pronouns stay before the verb to form **se ne vada** (go away, sir/madam).

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Pronominal verbs (farcela, andarsene)

adjective

adjective/adverb

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

preposition

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sentence

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Definite articles and gender (il, la, l')

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Basic verbal negation (non)

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Coordinating conjunctions (e, ma, o)

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

Plural verb to be (noi siamo, voi siete)

Plural demonstratives (questi, queste)

Nouns ending in -e

Special singular articles (lo, l')

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Special indefinite articles (uno, un')

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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...)

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Idiomatic avere (avere fame, avere anni)

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

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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)

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Telling time (sono le...)

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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

Question	Answer
to manage / to succeed (idiomatic)	farcela
the call	la chiamata
I can't take it anymore with these calls!	Non ce la faccio più con queste chiamate!
the offer (f)	l'offerta
I can't manage to listen to another offer.	Non ce la faccio ad ascoltare un'altra offerta.
the salesman	il venditore
The salesman keeps explaining his offer.	Il venditore continua a spiegare la sua offerta.
to insist	insistere
Why does this salesman always insist so much?	Perché questo venditore insiste sempre così tanto?
to block	bloccare
I have to block the call, I can't take it anymore.	Devo bloccare la chiamata, non ce la faccio più.
You block some salesmen every day.	Blocchi qualche venditore ogni giorno.
to leave / to go away (from a place)	andarsene
If he insists, I am leaving immediately.	Se insiste, me ne vado subito.
The salesman finally goes away after ten minutes.	Il venditore finalmente se ne va dopo dieci minuti.
to ring (a bell/doorbell)	suonare
the doorbell	il campanello
They ring the doorbell but I can't manage to open the door.	Suonano il campanello ma non ce la faccio ad aprire la porta.
When the doorbell rings, she goes away into another room.	Quando suona il campanello, se ne va in un'altra stanza.
Sir, go away and don't ring the doorbell!	Signore, se ne vada e non suoni il campanello!

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