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prendergli

to get him (something), to buy him (something), to take a liking to him, to grow fond of him, to grab him by his…

→ prendere
prender to take, to catch + gli 3rd-person singular indirect-object clitic
verb Rare #46,792
to get him (something), to buy him (something) Here, gli means “for him.”
IT: Devo prendergli un caffè.
EN: I have to get him a coffee.
to take a liking to him, to grow fond of him Here, gli means “to him.”
IT: È facile prendergli affetto.
EN: It’s easy to grow fond of him.
to grab him by his… Here, gli indicates the person whose body part is being grabbed.
IT: Devo prendergli la mano.
EN: I have to grab him by the hand.
Conjugation of prendere
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First prendo prendiamo
Second prendi prendete
Third prende prendono
Imperative
SingularPlural
First — prendiamo
Second prendi prendete
Third prenda prendano
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First prenda prendiamo
Second prenda prendiate
Third prenda prendano
Past
presopresa
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First presi prendemmo
Third prese presero
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First prenderò prenderemo
Second prenderai prenderete
Third prenderà prenderanno
Present
prendendo
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First prendevo prendevamo
Second prendevi —
Third prendeva prendevano
Conditional
SingularPlural
First prenderei —
Second prenderesti —
Third prenderebbe —
Imperative present
SingularPlural
First — prendiamoci
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First prendessi prendessimo
Second prendessi —

Pronti a prendergli la gamba.

Ready to take his leg.

— Kilo Due Bravo - Ad un passo dalla morte (2014)

Devo prendergli un regalo.

I have to get him a gift.

Caro Garrone, basta guardarlo in viso una volta per prendergli affetto.

Dear Garrone, you only have to look at him once to grow fond of him.

Dobbiamo prendergli un regalo.

We have to get him a present.