Articles & Prepositions Flashcards
il, la, l’,
Lo, le
The (must be used in front of direct object)
Masc, fem, either with a vowel at the front
1, pres, sing
1, pres, plu
Un, una
A, an
Gli
The, plural masc
Yi
Only for words that start with vowels, Z, S+another consonant, GN, and some irregular
I (capital i)
The, plural, masc
All normal cases that Gli doesn’t cover
Le
The, plural, fem
Di, A, Da, In, Su
If these prepositions precede a definite article, they merge with the definition article
al
Ai
To, to the
Nel, Nello (nell’)/nella
Negli, nelle, nei
In, in the, inside, on the
Sing, plural
(When used, it isn’t necessarily to use the definite article)
Nell’ for when a vowel is the first letter in the object
Used more for when someone is in there own area or specific location
Con
Col
With
With the
Strawberries with cream - fragole con panna
Di
Del, Degli
Of, to, with
Of the
Not always necessary in recipe or food names
Lemon juice - succo di limone vs succo limone
A
With
Chocolate ice cream - gelato a cioccolato
Also acts as a definite article.
Tranne
Except
Proprio, propria
Propri, proprie
X’s own
NOTE: Gender and amount based on item not person
Her own sandwiches : i propri panini
Del
Some
Primo, prima
Before
Tra
Between
Alcune
Some
Come
As, as a, as an
E, ed
And
e before a consonant, ed before a vowel
Perché
Because (also why)
Né…né…
Neither, nor
Ensure to include “non” before the verb
She doesn’t eat chicken or fish = Lei non mangia né pollo né pesci.
Finché non
Until
I will wait until you find the dog = io aspetto finché non trovi il cane
Ma
But
Se
If
Adesso
Now
Alcuna
Any
Che
That, it
(Can be mixed with Sia to mean both, and)
Finché
As long as…
I cook as long as I want - io cucina finché voglio
Bensì
But, rather
Oppure
Or, or rather, or else
Mentre
While, as, whilst
Sia…sia
Both and
Finché non
Until
Io aspetto finché non trovi il cane - I’ll wait until you find the dog.
Nei
On, on the
Secondo
According, according to, in compliance with
Da, di
Dallo, dalla, dall’,
Dal, Dai, Dalle
From, (sing/plural)
from the (sing/plural)
(Dall’ merges with the object when the object’s first letter is a vowel)
Su, sul
sullo, sulla, (sull’),
Sui, sue, sulle
On, up
On the
Per
For
Dopo
After, next, later
Senz’, senzo, senza
Without
Verso
Towards
Entro
By, before, inside
Durante
Dinner
Nonostante
Despite
Sei
From, born in
In
In (used on when talking about a general location or when someone is just “doing there thing”
The cook is in the kitchen - la cucina è in la cucina
