Word
Ho le lettere del mittente, ma non gliele consegno.
Meaning
I have the sender's letters, but I do not deliver them to him.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Ho le lettere del mittente, ma non gliele consegno.
ma
but
non
not
la lettera
the letter
avere
to have
Questions & Answers about Ho le lettere del mittente, ma non gliele consegno.
What exactly does gliele stand for in this sentence?
The translation says "to him". Could gliele also mean "to her"?
Yes, absolutely! When forming combined pronouns, the indirect pronouns for "to him" (gli) and "to her" (le) both transform into glie-. It can even mean "to them". You have to rely on the context of the conversation to know whether you are refusing to deliver the letters to a man, a woman, or a group of people.
Why is the order non gliele consegno instead of putting non after the pronouns?
Why is it del mittente instead of just di mittente?