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
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