simple prepositions

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a

to, at, in

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con

with

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da

from, since, by, at

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di (d’)

of, from

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in

in, to, at

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per

for, through, in order to

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fra/tra

among, between, in

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su

on, in

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what can ‘di’ describe as well as express possession?

Describe a person or item
Eg. Il professore di spagnolo = the Spanish teacher/the teacher of Spanish

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What does ‘da’ reflect?

Reflects as item’s purpose
Eg. la racchetta da tennis = the tennis racket/the racket for tennis

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how to describe origin using ‘di’?

[essere] + di + place
Eg. Sono di Roma = I am from Rome

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how to describe origin using ‘da’?

[verb] + da + place
Eg. Arrivano da Milano = They arrive from Milan

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what does da + [Person] indicate?

da + Person = at a person’s place/home
Eg. Oggi studio da Cinzia = I’m studying at Cinzia’s today

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what preposition is used before transportation (eg. by train)?

in
Eg. in autobus = by bus, in macchina = by car

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idiomatic: on vacation

in vacanza

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what preposition is used before local places? (eg. at/to the library)

in
Eg. in biblioteca = at/to the library, in centro = in town

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idiomatic: on the computer, on the internet, on the right/left, in the newspaper

sul computer, su Internet, sul giornale, sulla destra/sinistra

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a: preposizioni articolate

al, allo, all’, alla
ai, agli, le

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da: preposizioni articolate

dal, dallo, dall’, dalla
dai, dagli, dalle

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di: preposizioni articolate

del, dello, dell’, della
dei, degli, delle

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in: preposizioni articolate

nel, nello, nell’, nella
nei, negli, nelle

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su: preposizioni articolate

sul, sullo, sull’, sulla
sui, sugli, sulle