"Li vede."

Translation: He sees them.

[eftychia3-2]

Doesn't "Gli vede" also sound the same?

[oceanmovement]

Sure as hell does

[Ariaflame]

Not quite. It's subtly different.

[dave-ashby]

... in that "Gli" is pronounced more like "Lyi".

[JohnGrunewald]

wouldn't it be 'he sees, she sees, or you(formal) see or them?'

[NJ220]

i think he =lo and she is la. But li=them or you (plural). Pretty sure. :)
Direct pronouns: (io) mi, (tu) ti, (lui/lei) lo/la, (noi) ci, (voi) li/le, (loro) li/le
Indirect pronouns: (io) mi, (tu) ti, (lui/lei) gli/le, (noi) ci, (voi) vi, (loro) ...loro

I had to look up what direct and indirect meant in English. Look here: http://italian.about.com/library/fare/blfare166a.htm

[lorenagay]

I can't hear "vede"...it sounds like two words. Weird.

[Steffi-1970]

For me this man's voice is quite unclear - I understood LI BEVE

[Luca57792]

Yeah some of these new voices sound terrible. Like they were recorded in a closet

[roxannagiovanna]

Duolingo evry time cannot hear my mic on: "li vede"

[amienke.wy]

You see = vedi

[laura65]

I thought vede could mean you see as well but it's marked it wrong. Am I wrong or are they?

[kenan820]

For the formal singular you, that's correct.

[oceanmovement]

I mean, if you're talking formal i think

[LadyCarrington53]

I put SHE sees - and did not finish - and it was correct!! the mind boggles!
Got the position right finally - but NOT the he/she/it/they.

[NJ220]

Look at my post up a couple of lines... may help. It is confusing, but I think italian.about.com and some learning of English Grammar words helped me. Hope this helps you too!

[LadyCarrington53]

Thanks a lot NJ220 - clearer now. Ingot gladly given.

[JeniQuiriconi]

Hello squirrel friend

[jagharAA]

Li vede makes sense I think. If I am right then Li = them and vede= (he/she/it) sees.

Then, shouldn't Ci vede be (he/she/it) sees us? When I try to translate on different platforms it says that ci vede = We see us.

Help me understand why ci vede is not "He sees us"

[Klaas_Damsko]

To me it's not clear when "Li" translates to "you" or "them" or when "them" translates to "loro", "li", "essi", "le" or "esse"...

[Ariaflame]

When it's the direct object pronoun li is 'them' You have to work out whether it's a direct or indirect object. So do you 'see them' or 'see to them'? It's 'see them' so direct object. If you were to use the verb to write then you would use the indirect object because you should write to them not write them (unless you're talking about words or phrases that you are writing down)

[Ariaflame]

Because automatic translation platforms aren't great and don't supply all translations. Try putting 'We see us' in English and ask for the Italian and see what you get. Also the He sees us and She sees us.

[esw14]

Why not dhe sees them since vede represents he, she, you see