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Per chi è questo pacco?

Per chi è questo pacco?
Who is this package for?
From Lesson 37:Pronouns after prepositions (me, te, lui)·Italian

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In English, we say 'Who is this package for?'. Why is per at the beginning here?
In Italian, prepositions like per (for) cannot be left at the end of a sentence. They must always come right before the word they are connected to. So, the Italian sentence is structured literally as 'For who is this package?'.
How does chi work with prepositions in this lesson?
Chi means 'who'. When you want to ask a question with a preposition, the preposition goes first, followed immediately by chi. It follows the exact same pattern you are learning for other pronouns after prepositions, like per me (for me) or per lui (for him).
Why do we use questo instead of questa or questi?
The word questo means 'this', and its ending has to match the noun it goes with. Because pacco (package) is a masculine singular noun, you must use the masculine singular form questo.
Why does è have an accent mark in this sentence?
The accent mark shows that è is the verb meaning 'is'. Without the accent mark, e is a completely different word that means 'and'.

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