Learn Italian: Gli domando se il suo profilo è vero. - I ask him if his profile is real.

Gli domando se il suo profilo è vero.

I ask him if his profile is real.

Breakdown of Gli domando se il suo profilo è vero.

essere

to be

vero

true / right? (tag question)

suo

his/her/Your

Questions & Answers about Gli domando se il suo profilo è vero.

Why do we use se in this sentence?

We use se (if/whether) to report a Yes/No question in indirect speech. The original direct question was "Is your profile real?" (Il tuo profilo è vero?). To report this indirectly, we connect the introductory verb (domando) to the question using se.

Why is the pronoun Gli used instead of Lo?

The verb domandare (to ask) requires an indirect object because you are asking a question to someone (domandare a qualcuno). Gli is the indirect object pronoun for "to him". If you used lo, you would be using a direct object pronoun, which doesn't work with this verb.

Could I use Gli chiedo instead of Gli domando?

Yes, absolutely! Chiedere and domandare both mean "to ask" and are interchangeable in this context. Gli chiedo se il suo profilo è vero means the exact same thing.

Why does suo profilo have the article il in front of it?

In Italian, possessive adjectives almost always require a definite article before them (il suo, la mia, etc.). The main exception is with singular close family members (like suo fratello). Since profilo (profile) is not a family member, the article il is mandatory.