comprarne

to buy some, to buy one of them

→ comprare
compr to buy + ar Infinitive + ne 3rd-person clitic pronoun (of/from it or them)
verb Rare #24,602
to buy some, to buy one of them The ending ne refers back to something already mentioned or understood, often meaning “of it” or “of them.”
IT: Mi serve una tazza nuova: voglio comprarne una oggi.
EN: I need a new cup; I want to buy one today.
Conjugation of comprare
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First comprai comprammo
Third comprò comprarono
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First compro compriamo
Second compri comprate
Third compra comprano
Imperative
SingularPlural
First — compriamo
Second compra comprate
Third compri —
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First comprerò compreremo
Second comprerai —
Third comprerà compreranno
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First compri compriamo
Second compri —
Third compri —
Imperative past
SingularPlural
Second — comprati
Indicative
Conditional
SingularPlural
First comprerei —
Third comprerebbe —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First comprassi —
Second comprassi —

Il computer è vecchio e lento, devo comprarne uno nuovo prima o poi.

My computer is old and slow, I need to buy a new one someday.

Vi interesserebbe comprarne?

Would you be interested in buying some?

Voglio comprarne uno nero.

I want to buy a black one.

Volevo comprarne un'altra tazza.

I wanted to buy another cup of it.

— Tempo d'estate (1955)

Dovremmo comprarne due, eh?

We should buy two, huh?

— Lars e una ragazza tutta sua (2007)

Io devo comprarne una.

I have to buy one.

Ti ho detto di comprarne uno nuovo.

I told you to buy a new one.

— Io sono ancora qui (2024)

Ho perso il mio orologio, quindi devo comprarne uno nuovo.

I lost my watch, so I need to buy a new one.

Non vorrai comprarne una?

You don't want to buy one?

— Lars e una ragazza tutta sua (2007)

Vorrebbe vendere la macchina vecchia e comprarne una elettrica più moderna.

He would like to sell his old car and buy a more modern electric one.

Così vado a comprarne uno d'occasione.

So I'll go buy a used one.

— Il profeta (2009)

Comprarne un altro in un'altra città, dove non deve nascondere sua madre.

Buy another one in another city, where he doesn’t have to hide his mother.

— Psyco (1960)