Italian Phrase
L'hai ricevuto via email.
Meaning
This sentence tells the listener that a masculine singular item (e.g., a document, a file) was received through electronic mail. The direct‑object pronoun 'l'' replaces the noun, the auxiliary 'hai' marks the second‑person singular, and the past participle 'ricevuto' forms the passato prossimo. 'Via email' specifies the delivery method.
When to use
Use it when confirming that something you sent (or someone else sent) arrived in the recipient’s inbox – common in business, academic, or informal exchanges about attachments, invoices, or reports.
✦Grammar Breakdown
L'hairicevutoviaemail
Direct object pronoun (L')
The clitic pronoun 'l'' (short for 'lo') replaces a masculine singular noun and is placed before the auxiliary verb in compound tenses.
Present perfect with avere (hai ricevuto)
Italian uses the present perfect (passato prossimo) to talk about completed actions; the auxiliary 'avere' is conjugated and the past participle follows.
Preposition 'via'
'Via' means 'by' or 'through' and is used to indicate the channel or means of transmission.
Borrowed noun 'email'
'Email' (or 'e‑mail') is a loanword from English; in Italian it is pronounced /iˈmajl/ and can be preceded by 'via' or 'per'.
🗨In Conversation
Ti ho inviato il contratto ieri.
I sent you the contract yesterday.
L'hai ricevuto via email.
You received it by email.
✕Common Mistakes
Hai ricevuto l' via email.
The pronoun must precede the auxiliary, not follow it.
Sei ricevuto via email.
Use 'hai' (avere) as the auxiliary for 'ricevere', not 'sei' (essere).
L'hai ricevuta via email.
Match gender: 'ricevuto' is masculine; use 'ricevuta' only for feminine objects.
↔Alternatives
L'hai ricevuto per email.
You received it by email.
L'hai ricevuto per posta elettronica.
You received it by electronic mail.
L'hai ricevuto via posta elettronica.
You received it via electronic mail.
Cultural Tip
In Italy, email is the default channel for formal and semi‑formal communication. While 'via email' is perfectly acceptable, many Italians also say 'per email' or simply 'per posta elettronica'. In spoken Italian, the word 'email' is often pronounced as /iˈmajl/ and can be written with or without the hyphen. When speaking to older generations, you might hear 'posta elettronica' more often.