ho qualcosa da

have something to

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phrase Common #5,844

have something to Used before an infinitive to say you have something to do, say, ask, etc. The pronoun changes with the person you are speaking to: dirle, dirti, dirvi.

IT: Ho qualcosa da chiederti.

EN: I have something to ask you.

Ho qualcosa da dirle riguardo a Tom.

I have something to tell you about Tom.

A proposito, ho qualcosa da dirvi.

By the way, I have something to tell you.

Ho qualcosa da chiedere a Tom.

I have something to ask Tom.

Ho qualcosa da dirti.

I have something to tell you.

— Memorie di un assassino (2003)

Ho qualcosa da mostrarti.

I have something to show you.

— Nouvelle Vague (2025)

Ho qualcosa da darle.

I have something to give you.

Mi scusi, ma ho qualcosa da mostrarle.

Excuse me, but I have something to show you.

— Memorie di un assassino (2003)

A proposito, ho qualcosa da dirti.

By the way, I have something to tell you.

Io ho qualcosa da dirgli.

I have something to tell him.

Ho qualcosa da dirle.

I have something to tell you.

— Assassination (2015)

Ho qualcosa da mostrarti, ti piacerà.

I have something to show you, you'll like it.

— L'agente segreto (2025)

Ho qualcosa da chiedervi.

I have something to ask you.

— Ritratto della giovane in fiamme (2019)

Ho qualcosa da dirvi riguardo a Tom.

I have something to tell you about Tom.

A proposito, ho qualcosa da dirle.

By the way, I have something to tell you.

Io ho qualcosa da darle.

I have something to give her.

Ho qualcosa da mostrarvi.

I have something to show you.

— Indiana Jones e l'ultima crociata (1989)