Clitic doubling

Okay kiddo, imagine you and your friend are playing with a ball. Your friend says "Give me ball it" instead of "Give me the ball." That's kind of like clitic doubling!

Clitic doubling happens when a little word (clitic) is added after another word to show who or what it's referring to. It sounds a bit like adding "it" or "them" at the end of a sentence.

In some languages, like Greek and Italian, clitic doubling is common. For example, in Greek you might say "I saw him it" instead of just "I saw him."

It's like your friend saying "I saw him the ball" instead of "I saw the ball." They're using the word "him" to make it clear who they saw with the ball.

So basically, clitic doubling is like adding a little helper word to make sure we know who or what is being talked about. It's just like how you might use the word "it" after a sentence to show what you're talking about.