"Io vado verso di lui."

Translation: I go towards him.

[Viaggiatore]

You need it after a preposition and before a personal pronoun.

[ashlward]

So what happens if you miss "di" out; Would the sentence be useless?

[Viaggiatore]

It would probably be understandable, it would just wrong.

[ashlward]

Just like the comment you just made? ;)

[joeybemate]

I think he did that on purpose haha

[Carolyne696159]

Hahaha savage

[bolyuba]

At this point I come to duolingo just for these kind of comments

[atlasakin]

This comment is AWESOME.

[DuffyJ08]

Well played, sir!

[BobtheRot]

Is it always some form of 'di' for this usage?

[Tongtwistr]

There was the sentence "il cane va verso il gato" There was no "di" in the options. Ate there exceptions?

[AngiePark3]

il gatto is not a pronoun,it's a noun..he said 'di' comes after preposition and before pronoun.

[Theo639847]

Thanks, this answers my question.

[ArifKazi]

Contro = "Against", Verso = "Towards". I find this controversial.

[KelvinViolist]

Thanks
Now I get to remember the vocab

[jean545307]

Ha!

[Katzenperson]

I only just now got it. LOL

[jmdeluca73]

So, I've consulted with my Italian friend - add "di" when there's a personal pronoun.

ex: verso di me/te/lui/lei/noi/voi

and verso loro

[brinkmoney]

Why is "di" needed?

[Franka66]

how come "I walk towards him" comes up as "wrong"!!?

[mtantillo]

"vado" means "I go", which does not necessarily mean you're walking.

[Briguy84]

Cammino means "I walk" while vado means "I go" spelling maybe be a bit off, been a while since I wrote Italian

[duuuudeZ]

You'd be right in German.

[Shilun.Zhan]

What's with the "di", unlike "Il cane va verso il gatto"?

[percyflage]

"il gatto" is an article and a noun. "di lui" is a preposition and a pronoun. And, Italian pronouns nearly always have a preposition with them. They just do. They don't like being "naked". In English the pronouns often stand alone.

Just my basic understanding. I am open to correction.

[Groenendaeldog]

Whenever I feel stuck at a certain point in my language learning journey, I just open up the duolingo comment section;)

[kostasgr]

So, is 'Io vado'= 'I go' or 'I am going' ?

[Richard78640]

It's both.

[VeronikaCs12]

"di lui" is supposed to mean something like "to his place" or just "him" in this sentence?

[Theo639847]

Il cane va verso il gatto, but it is verso DI lui. Why???

[faezeha]

why we must use 'di'?!

[gio.iace]

Why is I come towards him wrong in this sentence but works for another?

[Iskrenust]

I wrote -I go towards to him - please smbdy tell me why using TO is wrong?

[Briguy84]

Because saying "I go towards to him" is both improper English and redundant because in this instance "towards" and "to" describe the same action. So essentially you are using two adverbs (towards and to) to describe the verb "go". Plus, It's also implied that when you say "I go towards him" that you are "going to him". I don't know the specific linguistical reason but this is my best guess for you. Perhaps someone smarter than I could elaborate more for you

[BuddyHarri5]

I know Webster's dictionary says "...also towards...", but all the examples it uses spell the word "toward". To me, it just doesn't sound correct to use an "s" on the end of it.

[Bugsfan_ooo]

Me: Oh? You’re approaching me? Instead of running away you’re coming right to me?
Duo: I can’t teach you Italian without coming closer.
Me: oh ho, than come as close as you like.