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L'agenda nuova? Ce l'hanno loro.

L'agenda nuova? Ce l'hanno loro.
The new planner? They have it.
From Lesson 225:Emphatic possession (averci)·Italian

Questions & Answers about L'agenda nuova? Ce l'hanno loro.

Why is there a ce in ce l'hanno?
This is a common spoken Italian form of avere (to have) called averci. When we use a direct object pronoun like la (it) with avere to show possession, Italians often add ci to make it sound more natural. Because it comes right before the object pronoun la, ci changes its shape to ce.
Does the l' in ce l'hanno stand for la?
Exactly! It stands for la because it refers back to the feminine singular noun l'agenda. When the pronoun la comes right before a form of avere that starts with an 'h', it drops its vowel and becomes l'.
Why is the subject pronoun loro placed at the very end of the sentence?
Putting the subject pronoun at the end of the sentence adds strong emphasis. By saying Ce l'hanno loro, the speaker is highlighting that they are the ones who have the planner, strongly contrasting them with anyone else who might have had it.
Why is the adjective after the noun here (l'agenda nuova) instead of before it?
Descriptive adjectives usually go after the noun in Italian to distinguish the object from others. Putting nuova after l'agenda specifically points out that we mean the new planner, as opposed to an old one.

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