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ci

us

pronoun CHEE Common

Origin: from Latin ecce hic

Also means

there

Usage Note

Ci is a busy little word: object pronoun 'us', reflexive 'ourselves', and a locative 'there/here' (ci vado = 'I go there'). It also props up c'è and ci sono ('there is/are'). It elides to c' before a vowel.

Examples

"Ci vediamo domani."

Natural Translation

See you tomorrow.

Literal Translation

Us we-see tomorrow.

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