Breakdown of Non passarmelo! Preferisco usare la graffetta, non il righello.
non
not
preferire
to prefer
passare
to drop by, to pass
usare
to use
Questions & Answers about Non passarmelo! Preferisco usare la graffetta, non il righello.
Can I put the pronouns before the verb instead of saying 'Non passarmelo'?
Why is it 'me lo' instead of 'mi lo'?
When an indirect object pronoun like mi (to me) is combined with a direct object pronoun like lo (it), the i in mi changes to an e. This happens whenever mi, ti, ci, or vi are followed by a pronoun starting with 'l' or 'n' (lo, la, li, le, ne).
Why isn't there a preposition like 'a' or 'di' between 'Preferisco' and 'usare'?
Some Italian verbs require a preposition before a following infinitive, like provare a (to try to) or finire di (to finish). However, preferire (to prefer) is part of a group of verbs that connect directly to the next verb without any preposition.
How would this command change if I were speaking formally to someone using 'Lei'?