Breakdown of Ho deciso di tirarlo fuori per buttarlo via definitivamente.
avere
to have
per
for / in order to / because of
lo
him/it (direct object)
decidere
to decide
di
to (linking a verb to a following infinitive)
buttare
to throw away
via
away (andare via = to go away)
fuori
outside
tirare
to pull
definitivamente
permanently
Questions & Answers about Ho deciso di tirarlo fuori per buttarlo via definitivamente.
Why is the pronoun lo attached to tirare and buttare rather than at the very end of the phrases?
Is it ever possible to put the adverb before the pronoun, like writing tirare fuori lo?
Could I use uscirlo instead of tirarlo fuori to mean "take it out"?
No, standard Italian strictly treats uscire (to go out) as an intransitive verb, meaning it cannot take a direct object like lo. While you might hear uscirlo in some regional southern Italian dialects, standard Italian requires tirare fuori or portare fuori when you are physically taking an object out of something.
As a quick refresher, why is there a di right before tirarlo?
The verb decidere (to decide) requires the preposition di when it is followed by an infinitive verb. Even though English just uses the standard infinitive "to decide to", in Italian you have to remember that decidere connects to the next action using di.
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