Breakdown of La tessera della biblioteca? Ce l'ho sempre nello zaino.
lo zaino
the backpack
in
in / made of (material)
di
of, from
sempre
always
la biblioteca
the library
la
her/it (direct object)
averci
to have (emphatic)
la tessera
membership card
Questions & Answers about La tessera della biblioteca? Ce l'ho sempre nello zaino.
Why is it ce l'ho instead of just l'ho?
In spoken Italian, the verb avere (to have) is often combined with the particle ci to emphasize possession, creating the informal verb averci. When ci is followed by a direct object pronoun like la (it), the ci changes to ce. So instead of just saying l'ho, Italians naturally say ce l'ho (I've got it).
Does the l' in ce l'ho stand for lo or la here?
Why does the sentence use nello instead of nel before zaino?
Nello is the combined form of the preposition in (in) and the definite article lo (the). We must use lo (and therefore nello) for masculine words that start with z, like zaino, as well as those starting with s plus a consonant, ps, gn, or y.
Why is sempre placed immediately after the verb?
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