Learn Italian: C'è un accordo tra noi. - There is an agreement between us.

C'è un accordo tra noi.

There is an agreement between us.

Breakdown of C'è un accordo tra noi.

Questions & Answers about C'è un accordo tra noi.

Why do we use noi for "us" here instead of ci?

In Italian, when a pronoun comes right after a preposition like tra (between), we must use a tonic (or stressed) pronoun. The tonic pronoun for "us" is noi. Unlike English, which switches from "we" to "us", Italian uses noi for both the subject ("we") and after prepositions ("us").

Could I use fra instead of tra in this sentence?

Yes! The prepositions tra and fra both mean "between" or "among", and they are completely interchangeable. Saying C'è un accordo fra noi is perfectly correct and means exactly the same thing.

What exactly does the C' in C'è stand for?

It stands for ci (there). When ci is followed by è (is), the i is dropped to make it easier to say, giving us c'è (there is).

Why doesn't un accordo have an apostrophe, since accordo starts with a vowel?

Because accordo is a masculine noun. In Italian, we only use the apostrophe (un') for feminine nouns that start with a vowel (like un'idea). For masculine nouns starting with a vowel, the correct article is just un with no apostrophe.