Lesson 18 - Prepositions in Italian

 

Here we have the list of the correlated preposition from Italian to English: 



Con —> with 

Di —> from , of 

In —> in 

A —> to , at 


Da  —> from 

Su —> on 

Per —> for

Tra / Fra  —> between 




Di 


  • posses 

 

Ex.

Questa maglietta è di Luca —> this t-shirt is of Luca 


  • Material


Ex.

La panca è fatta di legno —> the bench is made of wood


  • Subject 


ex.


Questo libro è di storia —> this book is of history 


  • Origin 


ex.

Io sono di Venezia e la mia amica di Verona —> I am from Venice and my friend from Verona. 



A


  • place where I am 


Ex.


Aurora è a scuola —> Aurora is at school 


  • place where I am going 


ex.


Domani vado a Roma per una conferenza —> Tomorrow I go to Rome for a conference 


  • thing or person where my action is referring to


ex.

Leggo una storia a Marco prima di dormire —> I read a story to Marco before going to sleep


  • time 


ex.

A Luglio vado sempre in viaggio —> At July I always go on vacation 


Da 


  • place where I coming from 


ex.

Sto arrivando da scuola —> I am coming from school 


  • going into a place ( the subject is a person )


Ex.

Sto andando dal dottore —> I am going to the doctor 


  • time ( when the action I am talking about is not complete yet )


ex.


Vivo in questo appartamento da quando sono nato —> I am living in this apartment since I was born 


  • the person who make the action


ex.


Questa torta  è stata fatta da Monica —> This cake has been made from Monica 


  • the aim for an action or an object 


ex.


Questa è un costume da Halloween —> this is a costume for Halloween 



IN


  • Being in a place 


Ex.


La mamma ti sta aspettando in macchina —> Mom is waiting for you inside the car


  • place where I am going as a country or region


ex.


Questo inverno vado a sciare in Austria —> This winter I go skiing to Austria


  • way I am feeling 


ex. 


Mi sento in colpa per quanto ho fatto —> I am feeling guitti of what i have done 


  • way of transportation I use 


ex.

Sto andando in Sardegna in traghetto —> I am going to Sardinia by ferry 


  • time ( seasons or moment of the day )


ex.

In autunno ci sono molti funghi nei boschi —> In autumn there are a lot of mushroom in the forest.


CON


  • person of people with I am doing something 


ex.

Vado a pattinare con Anna —> I am going to skate with Anna 


  • thing that I use for doing something 


ex.

Sto costruendo una panchina con il legno —> i am building a bench with wood



SU


  • place of a thing over something 


ex.

La penna è sopra il tavolo —> the pen is on the table 


  • Topic of a speech or phrase  ( except with the verb “ parlare ” )


ex.

Sto scrivendo la tesi sulla ( su + la ) fusione nucleare —> I am writing my thesis on the nuclear fusion 


PER


  • going into a place while going trough something.  


ex.

Domani partirò per Tokyo —> Tomorrow I will leave for Tokyo ( this a special case because with the verb “ partire ” you use “ per ” ) 


Devi passare per la foresta prima di arrivare a casa —> You have to go trough the forest before arriving at home 


  • period of time


ex.

Ho giocato a pallavolo per 14 anni —> I have played volleyball for 14 years 


  • cause 


ex.

Svengo per la fame —> I feel like fainting because I am hungry 


TRA / FRA 


  • the position of a thing between two or more things 


ex.

Sono tra Lucia e Sara —> I am between Lucia and Sara .


  • alternative between more options 


Ex.

Puoi scegliere tra cinema e bowling —> you can choose between the cinema and the bowling 

  • relationship between people 


Ex.

C’è stata una lite tra Marco e Guido —> There was a fight between Marco and Guido


  • time ( between now and a future event ) 


Ex.


Tra un mese vado a Roma —> In a month I am going to Rome 


Exercises


Lesson 19