In Italian, direct objectpronouns like ci (us) usually go right before the conjugated verb. So instead of saying 'choose us' like in English, you place the pronoun first, literally saying 'us choose'.
Why does non go before ci?
The pronounci acts like it is glued to the front of the verbscegli. When you make the sentencenegative, the word nonmust go before that entire pronoun-verb package, giving you non ci scegli.
Where is the word for 'you' in this sentence?
It is built right into the verb! The ending of scegli tells us it is the tu (informal you) form of the verb scegliere (to choose). Because the verb ending already shows who is doing the action, Italians usually drop the subject pronoun tu.
How do you pronounce a tricky word like scegli?
It combines two unique Italian sounds. The sce part sounds like 'sheh' in English. The gli part makes a soft 'lyee' sound, similar to the middle of the English word 'million'. Together, it sounds roughly like 'SHEH-lyee'.
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