ital1100: simple prepositions

to, at, in

a

with

con

from, since, by, at

da

of, from

di (d’)

in, to, at

in

for, through, in order to

per

among, between, in

fra/tra

on, in

su

to the (a + il, lo, l’, la, i, gli, le)

al, allo, all’, alla, ai, agli, alle

from/since the (da + il, lo, l’, la, i, gli, le)

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

from/of the (di + il, lo, l’, la, i, gli, le)

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

in/at the (in + il, lo, l’, la, i, gli, le)

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

on/in the (su + il, lo, l’, la, i, gli, le)

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

when to use di and when to use da?

use di when expressing possession (teacher of Spanish) and with forms of essere to describe origin. use da when expressing purpose (suit used for bathing) and with other verbs besides essere to describe origin

tennis racket

la racchetta da tennis

bathing suit

costume da bagno

We are going to my parents’ house

Andiamo dai miei genitori

soccer game

la partita di calcio