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    proprio lì davanti

    Grammar & Usage

    adverbial phrase
    neutral

    How it works

    This phrase combines the emphatic focal adverb 'proprio' (meaning 'right' or 'exactly') with the spatial adverbs 'lì' (there) and 'davanti' (in front). It functions as a complex locative adverbial phrase to pinpoint a precise location directly in front of the reference point. It can stand alone or govern a prepositional complement introduced by 'a' (e.g., 'proprio lì davanti alla porta').

    Sample sentences

    Ho parcheggiato l'auto proprio lì davanti al supermercato.

    I parked the car right there in front of the supermarket.

    Non vedi le chiavi? Sono proprio lì davanti a te sul tavolo.

    Don't you see the keys? They are right there in front of you on the table.

    L'incidente è avvenuto proprio lì davanti, all'incrocio.

    The accident happened right there in front, at the intersection.

    Quick facts

    word_order:'proprio' functions as a pre-modifier intensifying the locative cluster 'lì davanti'
    accentuation:'lì' takes a grave accent to distinguish it from the direct object pronoun 'li'

    Mnemonic

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    Example

    Ho parcheggiato l'auto proprio lì davanti al supermercato.

    I parked the car right there in front of the supermarket.

    Non vedi le chiavi? Sono proprio lì davanti a te sul tavolo.

    Don't you see the keys? They are right there in front of you on the table.

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