Breakdown of Volete le mie pinze? Ve le presto volentieri.
mio
my
volentieri
gladly
volere
to want
prestare
to lend
la
her/it (direct object)
la pinza
the pliers
ve le
them (fem.) to you (pl.)
Questions & Answers about Volete le mie pinze? Ve le presto volentieri.
Why is it ve le instead of vi le?
When combining pronouns, if the indirect object pronoun vi (to you all) is followed by a direct object pronoun like le (them), its vowel changes. The i becomes an e, turning vi into ve.
What exactly does the le in ve le stand for?
The le stands for le pinze (the pliers). Because pinze is a feminine plural noun, you must use the feminine plural direct object pronoun le to mean them.
Why do we say le mie pinze? Doesn't mie already mean my?
Yes, but Italian almost always requires a definite article (like il, la, i, or le) right before a possessive word. So to say my pliers, you literally say the my pliers (le mie pinze). A major exception you might remember is for singular close family members.
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