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I'm learning Italian (at the beginner level) and the teacher said that it is necessary to use pronouns with the verb "essere" in all cases. For example: Io sono, loro sono, etc.



Is it normal to build sentences without it? For example, "Sono italiana" or "Sono a casa".










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I'm learning Italian (at the beginner level) and the teacher said that it is necessary to use pronouns with the verb "essere" in all cases. For example: Io sono, loro sono, etc.



Is it normal to build sentences without it? For example, "Sono italiana" or "Sono a casa".










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I'm learning Italian (at the beginner level) and the teacher said that it is necessary to use pronouns with the verb "essere" in all cases. For example: Io sono, loro sono, etc.



Is it normal to build sentences without it? For example, "Sono italiana" or "Sono a casa".










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I'm learning Italian (at the beginner level) and the teacher said that it is necessary to use pronouns with the verb "essere" in all cases. For example: Io sono, loro sono, etc.



Is it normal to build sentences without it? For example, "Sono italiana" or "Sono a casa".







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No, it is not necessary to use personal pronouns with any verb, in particular not with the verb essere. Using a technical language we can say that Italian is not a "subject obligate" language.



Rather than references (any decent grammar book will give you the rules) let me give you a bunch of examples:




Sono a casa! (I'm home)



Se tutto va bene, siamo rovinati (If everything goes well, we're ruined)



Sono solo come un cane! (I'm as alone as a dog, i.e. I'm totally alone)







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Your teacher is wrong and your examples are perfect.



The subject pronoun can be used, for emphasis or for marking distinctions: I would say




Io sono italiano, lei è catalana.




when asked about me and my fellow moderator Charo. But if asked “Di che nazionalità sei?", I'd answer




Sono italiano.




because no emphasis or distinction is necessary.



The subject pronoun is mandatory when there is no predicate (noun or adjective). For instance, a mother asks her children Chi ha mangiato le caramelle? (Who ate the candies?). The guilty party would answer Sono stato io (I did). Note the inversion (that is not done in some dialects, though).






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    No, it is not necessary to use personal pronouns with any verb, in particular not with the verb essere. Using a technical language we can say that Italian is not a "subject obligate" language.



    Rather than references (any decent grammar book will give you the rules) let me give you a bunch of examples:




    Sono a casa! (I'm home)



    Se tutto va bene, siamo rovinati (If everything goes well, we're ruined)



    Sono solo come un cane! (I'm as alone as a dog, i.e. I'm totally alone)







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    • A more common terminology is “Italian is a pro-drop language”.

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    No, it is not necessary to use personal pronouns with any verb, in particular not with the verb essere. Using a technical language we can say that Italian is not a "subject obligate" language.



    Rather than references (any decent grammar book will give you the rules) let me give you a bunch of examples:




    Sono a casa! (I'm home)



    Se tutto va bene, siamo rovinati (If everything goes well, we're ruined)



    Sono solo come un cane! (I'm as alone as a dog, i.e. I'm totally alone)







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    • A more common terminology is “Italian is a pro-drop language”.

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    No, it is not necessary to use personal pronouns with any verb, in particular not with the verb essere. Using a technical language we can say that Italian is not a "subject obligate" language.



    Rather than references (any decent grammar book will give you the rules) let me give you a bunch of examples:




    Sono a casa! (I'm home)



    Se tutto va bene, siamo rovinati (If everything goes well, we're ruined)



    Sono solo come un cane! (I'm as alone as a dog, i.e. I'm totally alone)







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    No, it is not necessary to use personal pronouns with any verb, in particular not with the verb essere. Using a technical language we can say that Italian is not a "subject obligate" language.



    Rather than references (any decent grammar book will give you the rules) let me give you a bunch of examples:




    Sono a casa! (I'm home)



    Se tutto va bene, siamo rovinati (If everything goes well, we're ruined)



    Sono solo come un cane! (I'm as alone as a dog, i.e. I'm totally alone)








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    • A more common terminology is “Italian is a pro-drop language”.

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    • A more common terminology is “Italian is a pro-drop language”.

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    A more common terminology is “Italian is a pro-drop language”.

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    A more common terminology is “Italian is a pro-drop language”.

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    Your teacher is wrong and your examples are perfect.



    The subject pronoun can be used, for emphasis or for marking distinctions: I would say




    Io sono italiano, lei è catalana.




    when asked about me and my fellow moderator Charo. But if asked “Di che nazionalità sei?", I'd answer




    Sono italiano.




    because no emphasis or distinction is necessary.



    The subject pronoun is mandatory when there is no predicate (noun or adjective). For instance, a mother asks her children Chi ha mangiato le caramelle? (Who ate the candies?). The guilty party would answer Sono stato io (I did). Note the inversion (that is not done in some dialects, though).






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      Your teacher is wrong and your examples are perfect.



      The subject pronoun can be used, for emphasis or for marking distinctions: I would say




      Io sono italiano, lei è catalana.




      when asked about me and my fellow moderator Charo. But if asked “Di che nazionalità sei?", I'd answer




      Sono italiano.




      because no emphasis or distinction is necessary.



      The subject pronoun is mandatory when there is no predicate (noun or adjective). For instance, a mother asks her children Chi ha mangiato le caramelle? (Who ate the candies?). The guilty party would answer Sono stato io (I did). Note the inversion (that is not done in some dialects, though).






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        Your teacher is wrong and your examples are perfect.



        The subject pronoun can be used, for emphasis or for marking distinctions: I would say




        Io sono italiano, lei è catalana.




        when asked about me and my fellow moderator Charo. But if asked “Di che nazionalità sei?", I'd answer




        Sono italiano.




        because no emphasis or distinction is necessary.



        The subject pronoun is mandatory when there is no predicate (noun or adjective). For instance, a mother asks her children Chi ha mangiato le caramelle? (Who ate the candies?). The guilty party would answer Sono stato io (I did). Note the inversion (that is not done in some dialects, though).






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        Your teacher is wrong and your examples are perfect.



        The subject pronoun can be used, for emphasis or for marking distinctions: I would say




        Io sono italiano, lei è catalana.




        when asked about me and my fellow moderator Charo. But if asked “Di che nazionalità sei?", I'd answer




        Sono italiano.




        because no emphasis or distinction is necessary.



        The subject pronoun is mandatory when there is no predicate (noun or adjective). For instance, a mother asks her children Chi ha mangiato le caramelle? (Who ate the candies?). The guilty party would answer Sono stato io (I did). Note the inversion (that is not done in some dialects, though).







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