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ricordare is reflexive in Italian, so qualcuno si ricorderà (someone will remember). But there is a direct object, the target of remembering: qualcuno si lo ricorderà as the direct object is closest to the verb. However doubled up si becomes se so qualcuno se lo ricorderà. Tricky.
PS se means if which also helps ....
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Great explanation Peter. To extend this idea, here is a chart that shows how the pronouns change when they are doubled up like 'se lo'
Thank you for the explanation. However i didnt get why "si lo" becomes "se lo". Could you-or someone else-explain this, please?
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Because when the Indirect object is followed by the Direct Object then followed by the verb, the Indirect object changes from si to se.
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But isn't the preposition "di" necessary when the use is reflexive (ricordarsi DI)?
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Okay, so I got the explanation but if se also means if would the translation of "If someone will remember it," (what I put down) be "qualcuno se lo ricordebbe?"
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I had this question too, and this answer doesn't help at all. Why isn't it "qualcuno lo ricorderà"? I don't understand why "se" OR "si" would be there when it hasn't been in any other exercises so far.
Qualcuno = someone Lo ricorderà = will remember it ????????
Think of it like "someone (to themselves) of it they will remind. -someone will remind themselves of it - Someone will remember it.
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Good explanation of the reflexive use of 'se' here - this helped me to test my understanding, thankyou.
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This could also be a "conjectural future," meaning "someone must remember it" (not tested) or "I think someone remembers it" (not tested).
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"If someone will remember it". Marked wrong. I read below, but still do not comprehend the meaning of "se" (whether, if) in this sentence unless it is stated as I did..
