English Translation
Do you recognize these men?
I do not understand the “li” in this sentence.
It isn’t reflexive, or is it?
It looks to me like a strange double object. I would expect either “li” or “questi uomini”, but not both.
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Unless it’s for emphasis? Non lo so.
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I’m reading it as emphasis indeed, I’ve seen a similar construction used in other sentences too (and upon occasion used it myself).
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It is not strictly needed: “Voi riconoscete questi uomini” is also a correct translation.
On the other hand, you can say “(Voi) questi uomini li riconoscete?” and in this case you cannot omit the “li”. You can omit “questi uomini” (“voi li riconoscete?”) if the direct object of the sentence is known by context.
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