The third person plural pronoun  gli  is used for both masculine and feminine. For the third person plural,  loro  can be used instead of  gli , but it always follows the verb; the meaning is the same, but the use of  loro  is far less frequent and is more formal. 3 The negative is formed by putting  non  before the pronoun: 4 When an indirect object pronoun is used with a verb in the in fi nitive (usu- ally after verbs like  dovere ,  potere ,  volere  or  sapere ), it can be attached to the in fi nitive, which drops the  fi nal vowel: Each pair of sentences has exactly the same meaning – the form used makes no di ff erence. Non  ti  impresto i soldi. Non  le  scrivo,  le  telefono. Non  gli  rispondo. I won’t lend  you  the money. I’m not going to write (to  her ), I’ll phone  her . I’m not going to reply to/answer  him . Le  voglio parlare. Gli  devo scrivere. Mi  potete telefonare? Mi  sai dire quando? or or or or Voglio parlar le. Devo scriver gli. Potete telefonar mi? Sai dir mi  quando? I want to talk to  her . I must write to  him /them. Can you phone  me ? Can you tell  me  when? Mi  mandi una cartolina da Roma? Vi  scrivo appena arrivo. È il compleanno di Anna:  le  regalo un CD. Se Dario non ha l’auto,  gli  dò un passaggio. Ti  impresto i soldi. ‘Scrivi agli zii?’ ‘No,  gli  telefono domani / No, telefono  loro  domani.’ Gli  dico la verità / Dico  loro  la verità. Will you send  me  a postcard from Rome? I’ll write to  you  as soon as I arrive. It’s Anna’s birthday: I’m giving  her  a CD. If Dario hasn’t got his car, I’ll give him  a lift. I’ll lend  you  the money. ‘Are you going to write to your uncles?’ ‘No, I’ll phone  them tomorrow.’ I’m going to tell  them  the truth. Negative form Unit 10 75