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3 We saw in Unit 3 that if an adjective refers to two or more nouns that are di ff erent in gender, it has the masculine plural form, e.g. Laura e Piero sono italian i  (Laura and Piero are Italian). The same principle applies to direct object pronouns: 

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## Negative form 

4 The negative is formed by putting non  before the pronoun: 

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5 When a direct object pronoun is used with a verb in the in fi nitive (usually after verbs like dovere , potere , volere  or sapere ), it can be attached to the in fi nitive, which drops the fi nal vowel: 

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Each pair of sentences has exactly the same meaning – the form used makes no di ff erence. 

* Note that verbs in -urre  drop the second r  as well as the fi nal vowel: lo devo tradurre or devo tradurlo . 

