Breakdown of La bambina piange, ma ci penso io a tranquillizzarla.
io
I
ma
but
la
her/it (direct object)
pensare
to think
ci
about it / in it (with verbs taking 'a')
piangere
to cry
a
(linking a verb to a following infinitive)
la bambina
the little girl
tranquillizzare
to reassure
Questions & Answers about La bambina piange, ma ci penso io a tranquillizzarla.
Why is ci used in ci penso io?
Why is the subject pronoun io placed after the verb instead of before it?
Placing the subject pronoun after the verb adds emphasis. The speaker is stressing that they specifically will handle the situation, as opposed to expecting someone else to do it.
Why is the preposition a used before tranquillizzarla?
When the verb pensare or its pronominal form pensarci is followed by another action in the infinitive, it always requires the preposition a to connect them.
How is the word tranquillizzarla formed?
It combines the infinitive verb tranquillizzare (to reassure) with the direct object pronoun la (her, referring to la bambina). When attaching a pronoun to the end of an infinitive, you must drop the final -e of the verb.
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