"L'hai guardata?"

Translation: Have you looked at her?

[WhiteChristine]

I wish the audio sounded right.....it sounded like 'lei' not 'l'hai'. The narrator mashes her words.....but maybe I have to train my ear better!

[leticia773991]

I am having the same trouble. Made the same mistake. Don't think due to my untrained ears.

[Gardenhoser]

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

[mrclrpnt]

04/03/18

I've used it and it was accepted.

[bbell3]

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

[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".

[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)

[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!

[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.

[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.

[Richard784794]

You do not need to say "Have you..." when it's a question. Intonation can make a statement into a question. For example: "I had coffee with Anna yesterday" " You have seen her? I thought you two weren't talking to each other."

[HydraBianca]

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

[Jones_Rick]

How would you say: Have you looked at him?

[Wira_basa]

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?"

[Wira_basa]

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."

[jan.in.sville]

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)?"

[ChrissyCurbPL]

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

[DashWayne]

Is it safe to say this person is talking to a woman about a woman?