-gli

Italian

Pronoun

-gli

1. (enclitic) Alternative form of gli

   dare (“to give”) → dargli (“to give him; to give them”)

   vendere (“to sell”) → vendergli (“to sell to him; to sell to them”)

   servire (“to serve”) → servirgli (“to serve to him; to serve to them”)

Usage notes

• Appended to present active infinitive verb forms to derive dative forms when the object is third singular masculine or third plural person. The final -e of the original infinitive is removed :

-are → -argli

-ere → -ergli

-ire → -irgli

Where the verb ends in -rre, the final re is removed, leaving behind just an -r:

introdurre (“to introduce; to insert”) → introdurgli (“to insert in him; to insert in them”)

In any case, after the suffixation, there is only a single r and no vowels immediately before -gli.