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You have likely seen the pronoun **ne** used to replace quantities (meaning "some of it" or "of them"). However, **ne** can also act as a *locative* pronoun.

In this role, **ne** indicates movement *away* from a place. It replaces a phrase that answers "from where?" and translates to "from there" or "out of it". You will frequently see it paired with verbs of departure, such as *uscire* (to go out), *scappare* (to escape), and *fuggire* (to flee).

### Before conjugated verbs

Like other clitic pronouns, **ne** goes immediately before a conjugated verb. This applies across all tenses and moods, including the present, the conditional, or the subjunctive:

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### Attached to the infinitive

When a sentence features an infinitive verb (often following a modal verb like *volere*, *potere*, or *dovere*), the pronoun **ne** attaches directly to the end of the infinitive.

To attach the pronoun, simply drop the final **-e** of the infinitive before adding **ne**. For example, *uscire* becomes *uscirne*, and *fuggire* becomes *fuggirne*:

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The locative pronoun (ne)

adjective

adjective/adverb

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

preposition

pronoun

proper noun

sentence

verb

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

Indefinite articles (un, una)

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 verb to be (noi siamo, voi siete)

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

Question	Answer
the tunnel	il tunnel
narrow	stretto
from there	ne
The tunnel is narrow and I want to get out of there immediately.	Il tunnel è stretto e voglio uscirne subito.
the exit (f)	l'uscita
If we found the exit, we would escape from there quickly.	Se trovassimo l'uscita, ne scapperemmo velocemente.
the prison	la prigione
the lock	la serratura
The prison has an old lock, so we can escape from there.	La prigione ha una vecchia serratura, quindi possiamo fuggirne.
If only we got out of there soon!	Magari ne uscissimo presto!
the trap	la trappola
to free oneself	liberarsi
We are trapped, but we must free ourselves and get out of there.	Siamo in trappola, ma dobbiamo liberarci e uscirne.
the alley	il vicolo
The alley is dark; if we got out of there, we would be free.	Il vicolo è buio; se ne uscissimo saremmo liberi.
If only we escaped from there before the storm!	Magari ne scappassimo prima del temporale!
The thief breaks the lock because he wants to escape from there.	Il ladro rompe la serratura perché vuole scapparne.
the maze	il labirinto
If the maze had an exit, I would escape from there immediately.	Se il labirinto avesse un'uscita, ne fuggirei subito.
We are in the basement, but we cannot get out of there.	Siamo nella cantina, ma non possiamo uscirne.
The kitten falls into the hole and wants to get out of there.	Il gattino cade nella buca e vuole uscirne.
The box is comfortable, and the cat does not want to get out of there.	Lo scatolone è comodo e il gatto non vuole uscirne.
the safety (salvation, rescue)	la salvezza
The prison tunnel is narrow, but we escape from it toward safety.	Il tunnel della prigione è stretto, ma ne scappiamo verso la salvezza.
The maze is a trap, but the girl gets out of it and frees herself.	Il labirinto è una trappola, ma la ragazza ne esce e si libera.
The alley is dark, but the man escapes from there for safety.	Il vicolo è buio, ma l'uomo ne scappa per la salvezza.

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