Questions & Answers about Il cane ti ama veramente.
Why does ti come before ama?
In Italian, small object pronouns like ti (you) are placed directly before the verb. So instead of saying 'loves you' like we do in English, the Italian phrasing is literally 'you loves' (ti ama).
Wait, does ti ama mean 'you love'?
No, the dog is doing the loving! The verbama is the 'he/she/it' form, which matches our subject, Il cane (the dog). The word ti is an object pronoun, which tells us who is receiving the action. So ti ama means 'he/she/it loves you'.
Why is veramente at the end of the sentence instead of before the verb?
In English, we usually put 'really' before the verb, as in 'really loves'. In Italian, adverbs like veramente (really, truly) normally go right after the verb they are describing, which is why it comes after ama here.
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