heypolyglot
Italian

gliela

/ˈʎe.la/pronounB1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 8,715

Meaning

it to him/her

  • combined indirect (to him/her/them/formal you) and direct feminine singular pronoun (it, her)

In a sentence

Se vedi Chiara, gliela puoi dare tu questa lettera?

If you see Chiara, can you give her this letter?

Ho comprato la torta per Marco ma non gliela porto oggi.

I bought the cake for Marco, but I'm not taking it to him today.

Gliela spiegherò domani durante la riunione.

I will explain it to him tomorrow during the meeting.

Usage notes

  • Combines indirect 'gli/le' with direct feminine singular 'la'. Written as one word.
  • In compound tenses, the past participle must agree with 'la' (e.g., 'gliel'ho data').
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