ne
of them / of it
what is ‘ne’ used for?
in reference to a mentioned object & before a specific quantity
NE bevo almeno cinque
i drink at least 5 (OF THEM)
what happens to the past participle of a verb if we place NE before it in a sentence?
it MUST agree with ‘ne’ in gender and number (agree with the object that ‘ne’ is replacing)
i have bought 3 of them (le borse)
ne ho compratE tre (‘comprato’ agrees with the object ‘borse’ therefore it becomes ‘comprate’)