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Abbiamo i risultati del sondaggio, ma non ne discuteremo.

Abbiamo i risultati del sondaggio, ma non ne discuteremo.
We have the results of the poll, but we will not discuss it.
From Lesson 172:Topic pronoun (ne)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Abbiamo i risultati del sondaggio, ma non ne discuteremo.

Why is ne used here instead of a direct object pronoun like lo or li?
In English, you just say "discuss it", but in Italian, you often use the verb discutere with the preposition di (discutere di qualcosa - to discuss about something). Because the topic is introduced by di, you must use the pronoun ne to replace it, rather than a direct object pronoun like lo or li.
What exactly does ne refer to in this specific sentence?
ne stands in for "about it" or "about them". Based on the first half of the sentence, it could be replacing dei risultati (about the results) or del sondaggio (about the poll). Either way, because both would use the preposition di, ne is the perfect pronoun to encompass the whole topic.
Why is the word order non ne discuteremo?
Like most small pronouns in Italian, ne almost always goes immediately before the conjugated verb. When you make the sentence negative, the word non must go in front of the entire pronoun-verb block, resulting in the strict order: non + ne + verb.
What tense is discuteremo?
It is the simple future tense of discutere (to discuss), conjugated for noi (we). The -eremo ending is the standard "we" ending for regular -ere verbs in the future tense, giving us "we will discuss".

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