Breakdown of Veniamo scelti per questo progetto e ne siamo onorati e grati.
essere
to be
e
and
questo
this (masculine)
il progetto
the project
per
for / in order to / because of
scegliere
to choose
ne
of it / of them / some (pronoun)
venire
to be (passive auxiliary)
onorato
honored
grato
grateful
Questions & Answers about Veniamo scelti per questo progetto e ne siamo onorati e grati.
What exactly does ne refer back to in this sentence?
Here, ne is a propositional pronoun, meaning it refers to the entire preceding situation rather than a specific noun. It replaces di questo fatto (of this fact) or di essere stati scelti (of having been chosen). It works perfectly here because both onorati and grati can take the preposition di when referring to an event or action.
Why is veniamo scelti used instead of siamo scelti for "we are chosen"?
Using venire instead of essere is a common and elegant way to form the passive voice in Italian when you want to emphasize the action itself. While siamo scelti might sound like a static condition (we are already in the state of being chosen), veniamo scelti stresses the dynamic action (we are being chosen).
Does the single ne apply to both adjectives at the end of the sentence?
Yes! When you have two adjectives joined by e that both take the same preposition (in this case, di), you only need to use the pronoun ne once before the verb. It seamlessly covers both, translating to "we are honored (by it) and grateful (for it)."
How would the endings change if this sentence were spoken by an all-female team?
In the passive voice, the past participle (scelti) must agree with the subject in gender and number, just like the adjectives (onorati and grati). An all-female team would say: Veniamo scelte per questo progetto e ne siamo onorate e grate.
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