Word
Lui ha comprato i profumi, anche se non glieli manda.
Meaning
He bought the perfumes, even if he doesn't send them to her.
Part of speech
sentence
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Breakdown of Lui ha comprato i profumi, anche se non glieli manda.
lui
he
non
not
avere
to have
comprare
to buy
Questions & Answers about Lui ha comprato i profumi, anche se non glieli manda.
How does glieli break down in this sentence?
Wait, isn't the pronoun for "to her" normally le?
Yes, normally "to her" is le and "to him" is gli. However, when combining them with a direct object pronoun like li (them), both change into the exact same prefix: glie-. Because of this, glieli can mean "them to him", "them to her", or "them to them", and you have to rely on context to know which one it is!
Why is the negative word non placed before the pronouns?