Learn Italian: Con questa spedizione del fornitore, ce ne sono abbastanza. - With this shipment from the supplier, there are enough of them.

Con questa spedizione del fornitore, ce ne sono abbastanza.

With this shipment from the supplier, there are enough of them.

Breakdown of Con questa spedizione del fornitore, ce ne sono abbastanza.

Questions & Answers about Con questa spedizione del fornitore, ce ne sono abbastanza.

How does ce ne sono work together to mean 'there are enough of them'?

Let's break it down! ci (which changes to ce here) means 'there' (as in 'there is' or 'there are'). ne is the pronoun meaning 'of them' or 'some'. When you combine them with sono (are), ce ne sono literally means 'there are of them'. We use both because we are expressing both existence ('there are') and a quantity ('enough of them').

Why does ci change to ce in this sentence?

In Italian, when the pronoun ci comes directly before another pronoun starting with L or N (like ne, lo, la, li, or le), its vowel shifts from I to E. Therefore, ci plus ne becomes ce ne.

The English translation says 'from the supplier'. Why does the Italian use del (of the) instead of dal (from the)?

While da is used for physical movement away from someone (like 'I am coming from the supplier'), di (which combines with il to form del) is often used to show possession, authorship, or origin. In Italian, it is more natural to say 'the shipment of the supplier' to express 'the shipment from the supplier'.

Will abbastanza ever change its ending to match the things we have enough of?