"Let's think about each other every evening!"
Translation:Pensiamoci ogni sera!
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Duolingo suggestion for every evening is: tutte le sere. When you use it it is marked wrong????
I totally agree! What is the point of giving a hint which is then marked wrong?! Very demotivating
"Pensiamoci" is imperative, while "ci pensiamo" is a simple present; "let's" introduces an exhortation for a group you belong to, so it's a good match for the imperative.
le sere = all evenings and, ogni sera = each evening. The first is plural, the second singular
elsewhere, [verb]ci was translated as [verb] of it. Could this also mean "let us think og it every evening", and if not, how can we tell the difference between "ci" meaning "us/among ourselves" and "ci" meaning "it"?
Yes, "pensiamoci" could be intended as "let's think about it" too; I don't think there's any way to pick the right one besides context.
Pensiamoci ogni sera al tramontar del sole Sarà l'appuntamento che uniti ci terrà Tu sei, partito e di te Mi è rimasta una sola promessa: Pensiamoci ogni sera al tramontar del sole! Just a nice song of Dalida...:))
Most verbs can express reciprocal actions by means of the plural reflexive pronouns (ci, vi, and si), used with first- second- , and third-person plural verbs.
La pronuncia è sbagliata in tutta la lezione: pensiàmoci e non: pensiamòci (l'accento tonico deve essere sulla seconda sillaba ! )
imperativo presente [pensàrsi] = present imperative [to think about oneself]
pènsati [non pensàrti] (tu) think about yourself [don't think about yourself] (informal, singular)
si pènsi (egli) .......... think about yourself (formal, singular)
pensiàmoci (noi) .......... [let's think about each other] or let's think about ourselves
pensàtevi (voi) .......... [think about each other] or think about yourselves (informal)
si pènsino (essi) .......... [think about each other] or think about yourselves (formal)
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pensarsi means to imagine oneself to be or believe oneself to be. "si pensa di essere un gatto." (he thinks he's a cat, or he thinks of himself as a cat)-- not he thinks about himself.
this verb, to think about something, is 'pensarci' (here is where the 'ci' comes from) or 'pensare a'. the 'ci' replaces a noun or pronoun.
(Types it correctly the first time) Hmm, is that right? (Checks the hint, which is different) I guess that makes sense--I'll change it. (Submits answer, and it's wrong--had it right the first time)
I just can't understand why DL gives wrong information in the tips What is the point of leading learners astray!!
Why is 'pensiamoci' both 'let's think about it' and 'let's think about US'?
... Because the 'ci' is either direct object 'us/about us/each other' OR indirect object 'a lui'. In other words 2 meanings either 'pensare ' OR 'pensare a '
Pensiamo ogni sera! would be Let us think every evening!
With Pensiamoci (=let us think about it or ourselves), you have to translate the -ci (see the other comments above).
