Contracted Pronoun Pairs
Nos can shorten before ne, lo and los, and vos before ne.
How It Works
| Pronouns | Short form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| nos + ne | no'n | No'n donan cada setmana. (They give us some every week.) |
| nos + lo | no'l | No'l pòrta cada ser. (He brings it to us every evening.) |
| nos + los | no'ls | No'ls manda pas. (He does not send them to us.) |
| vos + ne | vo'n | Vo'n mandi tres. (I send you three.) |
| me + lo | me'l | Me'l mandas? (Will you send it to me?) |
The shortening is optional. The full forms nos lo and vos ne are correct, and so are the short forms. The short forms are rare in print, so you need to recognize them more than to write them.
With la and las, the two words do not join: nos la, vos las. For me and te with ne, the contraction is the normal spelling and you met it earlier (me'n, te'n). Me'l (me and lo) is written in the same way.
Examples (5)
- No'n donan cada setmana.
They give us some every week.
No'n: nos and ne joined.
- No'l pòrta cada ser.
He brings it to us every evening.
No'l: nos and lo joined.
- Vo'n mandi tres.
I send you three.
Vo'n: vos and ne joined.
- Me'l mandas?
Will you send it to me?
Me'l: me and lo, with the vowel of lo dropped.
- No'ls manda pas.
He does not send them to us.
No'ls: nos and los joined.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Contracted pronoun pairs shorten the pairs of two pronouns, so those and elision come first.
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