"L'hai guardata?"

Translation: Have you looked at her?

[Jeffrey855877]

From the "Tips and Notes" at the beginning of the Present Perfect Module:
"If the verb is conjugated with a third person direct object clitic (lo, la, l', li, le) or (with some exceptions) the partitive clitic (ne), it must match gender and number of the clitic"

This is such an instance, where the clitic is "la", the past particle must agree in gender and number with it, thus "guardata".

[KarenCarte4904]

I guess I should first learn english language descriptors like partitive clitic and third person direct object clitic and THEN start learning Italian! Mamma Mia!!!

[Mil533515]

Karen, Right!!! I am also struggling.

[Alex518387]

you are not alone!

[Kate3010]

Thank you!!

[Gardenhoser]

Is this also how you would say "Have you seen it?"?

[iam_maricel]

04/03/18

I've used it and it was accepted.

[bbell3]

Why is "You have watched her" incorrect and "You watched her" correct?

[mangoflavor]

"have you watched him?" - why is that wrong?

[march]

because the verb is in the "feminine form" - guardatA.

[hayley_t]

Isn't that just the third person?

[sharkbbb]

Past participles are verb forms which never conjugate for person, but only sometimes (with essere or direct object clitic) decline for gender and number similar to adjectives:

• guardato (masculine singular)
• guardata (feminine singular)
• guardati (masculine plural)
• guardate (feminine plural)

[pmb123]

Can anyone explain: I'm a bit confused about conjugating 'guardare'. Having looked up my grammar book it says 'when you conjugate with avere (hai) you are dealing with a transitive verb' and the past particle follows a certain structure: ato, uto and ito depending on the verb ending. In this case avere 'hai' is used with guardare, which seems to suggest it is a transitive verb and the past participle is 'guardato' and does not have to agree with the gender? Why is 'guardata' used?

[cgroothius]

I found this. See the bottom of the page.:-

http://www.iluss.it/free_iluss/elementary_free/pron_dir_elem_08/text.htm

[ramvas]

What is wrong if I say " have you looked for her?" ?

[pfia924]

It's wrong because to look for is translated with cercare.

[roman2095]

Because the participle (guardato) has to agree with the preceding direct object (the l' in l'hai) and so becomes "guardata".

[march]

can't I also use it instead of her?

[Overlordspam]

It certainly can, but in this case I believe the use of guardata (instead of guardato) indicates that the person/object is feminine.

[dnovinc]

yes, you can.
"Have you watched it?" works

[grasshopher]

But if so, the "it" being referred to must be feminine right?

[SuzInAZ1950]

I wrote "Have you watched it?" and got it wrong!

[cliffsull]

in english i seen it is not correct. i saw it is what is said.

[Penny1945]

Why is "you have looked at it?" incorrect?

[TheLotanos]

In English the correct sentence will be "HAVE you look at it". That's the only reason. "It" worked out for me here.

[Overlordspam]

I believe that "It" takes the masculine form of guardatO, instead of the feminine form, guardatA, used here. These get me too pretty frequently.

[n.damico32]

I said, "You have looked at her?" and it was marked wrong. :-(

[TheLotanos]

In English you need to say "HAVE you" when it's a question. Otherwise you are right.

[HydraBianca]

I wonder if 'were you looking..' would fit. AKA past progressive

[Jones_Rick]

How would you say: Have you looked at him?

[lukman.ku]

Have you looked at him? = L'hai guardato?

cmiiw

[sm0k1nggnu]

"You seen her?" is a correct English sentence?

[Audrey746723]

No, it is not. It would have to be 'Have you seen her?"

[lukman.ku]

It is "You have seen her". The word "seen" is a past participle form of the verb "see".

[SuzInAZ1950]

L'hai is "you have" so why isn't "You have watched her" incorrect? "Watch" is also a definition for "guardata."

[jan114056]

Roman2095...How does one derive gender from 'L'hai'? I understand context clues, but given the contraction of the article the clues have gone.

[BrianPhilipBlack]

DL reckons a correct answer is "you seen it", which is of course poor English at best

[Jared_Is_Cool]

Does this also mean "have you seen her?" Or "have you seen/looked at it (feminine object)?"

[Chris783722]

Why not "Did you look for her?" Is it the "for" or is it the "Did" that is incorrect?

[HindHaj]

Why have you watched him ...wrong