UNIT FOURTEEN Direct and indirect object pronouns (3: stressed forms) 1 Direct and indirect object pronouns do not only have the unstressed (or weak) forms that we saw in Units 7, 10 and 13: they also have  stressed (or strong) forms: * As usual, the pronoun  Lei  (third person singular feminine) and the pronoun Loro  (third person plural) are used for the formal form. 2 The stressed forms of direct object and indirect object pronouns are used to give emphasis to the pronoun or to stress a contrast; unlike unstressed forms, they normally come after the verb, except when used with the verbs piacere ,  sembrare ,  servire ,  bastare ,  parere  and  mancare  (see Unit 11). Stressed forms always refer to people, not objects: Chiamo  voi , non  loro. Vedo  lei,  ma non vedo  lui. Aspetto Francesco, non  te. Invito solo  te. Invito solo  Lei,  Signor Paoli. A me  non piace il ca ff è. A me  sembra giusto. Telefono  a te,  ma non  a loro. Billy scrive  a noi  e non ai suoi genitori. Devi rendere i soldi  a me,  non a mio fratello. I’m calling/phoning you, not them. I can see her, but I can’t see him. I’m waiting for Francesco, not you. I’m only inviting  you . I’m only inviting  you , Mr Paoli. I  don’t like co ff ee. I  think it’s fair/It seems fair to  me . I’ll phone you, but not them. Billy writes to us and not his parents. Yo u ’ve got to give  me  the money, not my brother. Direct object stressed forms Indirect object stressed forms me te lui / lei / Lei * noi voi loro / Loro* a me a te a lui / a lei / a Lei * a noi a voi a loro / a Loro *