"L'ho seguito."

Translation: I have followed him.

[gabor.kurdi]

In some sentences L' means her, but it is not accepted here. Why?

[CMSHCJ]

I can't understand this either

[f.formica]

When forming the past participle with a clitic direct object pronoun, you usually change the participle to match the pronoun instead of the subject; while it's not mandatory in most cases, it is for the third persons. "I have followed her" translates to "L'ho seguita".

[Germanlehrerlsu]

Really good point! I knew that but had forgotten it till I read your explanation. I'll try to remember to 'folow it' in the future!

[donna86318]

I always appreciate your clear explanations- thank you!

[Scotsbonnet]

Thank you, really helpful

[peter2108]

Is I have followed it OK?

[marziotta]

Yes. You can follow an animal, or a path. :)

[peter2108]

Or a discussion ....

[marziotta]

Yup! There are so many things you can follow!

[Ari_____]

The voice is wrong, in this case the accent is on the i= seguìto as sèguito is a noun and means follow-up, series, sequel.

[GiovanniIa20]

Yes, I noticed and reported it--hopefully, they change it

[Teresinha]

They didn't change it yet.... - 03/23/2016.

[mauricioho6]

Why not "I have followed HER"?

[Wira_basa]

As f.formica explained previously, it will become "l'ho seguita".

[desifromitaly]

/se'guito/ = verb (followed); /'seguito/ = noun (continuation). So, the correct pronunciation is /se'guito/ here, with the accent on the second syllable.

[Teresinha]

/se'guito/ = noun; /segui'to/ = verb or adjective.

[desifromitaly]

The slashes indicate a phonemic transcription and the primary stress is shown by the mark ', placed BEFORE the syllable concerned. Therefore, I wrote correctly /se'guito/ = verb (followed); /'seguito/ = noun (continuation). In /se'guito/ the accent is on the second syllable, in /'seguito/ the accent is on the first syllable. :-)

[Teresinha]

Sorry! I didn't know the transcription... Thank you for the explanation.

[desifromitaly]

You're welcome! BTW, the stress before the syllable concerned is quite counterintuitive ;-)

[PHN04]

But why not 'I followed him'?

[NathanCohe208206]

Same question as PHN04 from 4 months ago: is "I followed him" wrong or how would non say that without the "have" - both are an aspect of past motion

[jennifer299745]

why is I followed him/her incorrect. i follow would be present tense .