Learning to Speak Italian – The Prepositions
Here you can learn some of the most used Italian preposition: di, a, in, da
1. The Italian preposition “di” means “of” in English. It is used in many different ways as you can see below.
# To indicate possession:
Il libro di Marco – Marco’s book
La casa di Elisa – Elisa’s house
# To indicate what an object is made of:
La sedia di legno – The wooden chair
Un maglione di lana – A wool sweater
# To indicate origin (verb “essere” %2B di %2B name of the city):
Franco è di Palermo. – Franco is from Palermo.
Marisa è di Milano. – Marisa is from Milano.
# With certain verbs and adjectives:
Aver paura di qualcosa – To be afraid of something, to fear something
Vergognarsi di qualcosa – To be ashamed by something
# To indicate the part of the day in expressions like:
di giorno – by day
di sera – in the evening
d’estate – in summer
di notte – at night
di mattina – in the morning
di pomeriggio – in the afternoon
2. The Italian preposition “a” means “to” (indirect object and movement), “in”or “at”, indicating location:
Sto a casa. – I stay at home.
Vado a Roma. – I go to the Rome.
3. The Italian preposition “da” means “since”, “from” (to come from), “by” (passive verbs):
Da lunedì – since Monday
Vengo da Roma. – I come from Rome.
Ucciso da un fulmine – Killed by lightning
4. The Italian preposition “in” usually means “in” as in English, “at”, “on”:
Vivo in Scozia. – I live in Scotland.
Il pranzo è in tavola. – Lunch is on the table.
In fondo – at bottom
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