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c’

there, it, in it, have

→ ci
pronoun Uncommon #14,342
there An informal written contraction of ci before a vowel; standard spelling is ci.
IT: C’ero anch’io alla festa.
EN: I was at the party too.
it, in it An informal written contraction of ci before a vowel; standard spelling is ci.
IT: C’entra qualcosa con il lavoro?
EN: Does it have anything to do with work?
have An informal written contraction of ci before a vowel; standard spelling is ci. Used colloquially with avere, as in c’ho, c’hai, and c’abbiamo.
IT: C’hai una penna?
EN: Do you have a pen?
Forms of ci
cic'c’

Sì, c’ero anch’io.

Yes, I was there too.

— L'agente segreto (2025)

C’è rimasto troppo male.

He was really upset about it.

— Happy as Lazzaro (2018)

Volevo vederti, e non c’è stato un solo momento in cui non ti abbia pensata.

I wanted to see you, and there wasn't a single moment that I didn't think of you.

— Rental Family - Nelle vite degli altri (2025)

C’ero invece.

I was there instead.

— Hamnet - Nel nome del figlio (2025)

Che c’entra tutto questo con mio figlio?

What does all this have to do with my son?

— Hamnet - Nel nome del figlio (2025)

Non c’abbiamo niente.

We don't have anything.

— Happy as Lazzaro (2018)

C’ho avuto la febbre.

I had a fever.

— Happy as Lazzaro (2018)

E il tuo pesce, e il fatto di poter servire la zuppa di pesce, c’entrano.

And your fish, and the fact that you can serve fish soup, are relevant.

C’ero andata con Keith per raccontare del furto con scasso.

I’d gone there with Keith to report the break-in.

Dicono che c’hai il culo grosso!

They say you have a big ass!

— Happy as Lazzaro (2018)

Ah, c’hai avuto la febbre?

Oh, did you have a fever?

— Happy as Lazzaro (2018)

Ma c’ho il culo grosso?

But do I have a big ass?

— Happy as Lazzaro (2018)

Dopotutto, c’era stata.

After all, she had been there.

A quanto pare c’è stato un qualche incidente e se n’è andata.

Apparently there was some kind of accident and she left.

— Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025)

E tu c’hai creduto!

And you actually believed it!

— Happy as Lazzaro (2018)

C’ha creduto.

He believed it.

— Happy as Lazzaro (2018)

Non c’entra niente con te.

It has nothing to do with you.

— L'agente segreto (2025)

Il cuoco vi sarà davvero grato per avermi sostituita mentre non c’ero a pescare.

The cook will be really grateful to you for filling in for me while I was away fishing.

Non c’eri, quindi non sai.

You weren't there, so you don't know.

— Hamnet - Nel nome del figlio (2025)

C’è stato un pasticcio con l’agenda.

There was a mix-up with the schedule.

— Il filo del ricatto - Dead Man's Wire (2026)

C’ho un coltello.

I have a knife.

— Happy as Lazzaro (2018)

Ma c’ero.

But I was there.

— I Swear (2025)

Non c’è stato nulla da fare.

There was nothing we could do.

— Il mio amico Ivan Lapshin (1985)