annullarle

Annullarle is the Italian clitic form of the verb annullare with the third-person feminine plural direct object pronoun le attached to the infinitive. It means “to cancel them,” referring to feminine plural nouns or items (for example, le prenotazioni).

Usage and syntax

Annullarle is formed by taking the infinitive annullare and adding the pronoun le, which stands for feminine plural objects. In normal conjugated sentences, the pronoun precedes the finite verb: Le annullerò domani (I will cancel them tomorrow). When the verb is used with another verb (for example after a modal verb or in a periphrastic construction), the pronoun attaches to the infinitive: Devo annullarle, Posso annullarle. In compound tenses with avere, the past participle agrees with the feminine plural object if the pronoun precedes the auxiliary: Le ho annullate (I have canceled them). If the object were masculine plural, the form would be annullarli and the past participle would agree accordingly (li annullo, li ho annullati, etc.).

Etymology and meaning

Annullarle derives from annullare, meaning to nullify or render void. The root is linked to Latin annullāre, from nullus “none,” reflecting the sense of invalidating or making something void.

Examples

- Devo annullare le prenotazioni. (I have to cancel the bookings.)

- Devo annullarle. (I have to cancel them.)

- Le ho annullate. (I have canceled them.)

See also

annullare; clitic pronouns in Italian; Italian verb conjugation.