Breakdown of L'otorino ha confermato che adesso ci sento bene.
avere
to have
bene
well
adesso
now
confermare
to confirm
che
that (conjunction introducing a clause)
sentirci
to be able to hear (non ci sento = I can't hear)
l'otorino
the ENT doctor (m)
Questions & Answers about L'otorino ha confermato che adesso ci sento bene.
Why is there a ci before sento? Doesn't sento already mean 'I hear'?
Sentire means 'to hear' a specific sound or thing. Adding ci creates the pronominal verb sentirci, which refers to the physical ability to hear. The sentence is about the patient's sensory capacity returning to normal, not about hearing a specific noise, so ci sento is the perfect fit.
Why wouldn't I translate 'I can hear well' using the verb potere, like posso sentire bene?
While posso sentire makes grammatical sense, it usually means you have the opportunity to hear something (for example, if the room is quiet enough). When talking about the physical, medical capacity of your senses—like having your hearing checked by a doctor—Italians use sentirci rather than a modal verb like potere.
Does the ci in this sentence mean 'us' or 'there'?
Is otorino the formal medical term for an ENT doctor?
It is the common, everyday abbreviation. The full, formal medical term is a bit of a tongue-twister: otorinolaringoiatra. Italians almost always shorten it to l'otorino in daily conversation, exactly like we say 'ENT' in English.
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