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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