Capitolo Tre - prepositions Flashcards
di (d’)
of
a
at, to, in
da
from, by
in
in
con
with
su
on, over, above
per
for, in order to
tra
between, among
e(dash)
is
e
and
Ecco il profressore d’inglese
there is an english professor
Abbitiamo a New York
We live in new york
siamo in america
We are in america
Il treno arriva da Roma
The train is arriving from rome
Giochi con Gino?
Are you playing with Gino?
Il dizionario e(dash) su uno scaffale
the dictionary is on the shelf
La bicicletta e(dash) per Lia
the bicycle is for Lia
Il quaderno e(dash) tra due libri
the notebook is between two books
What can ‘Di’ be used to express?
possession and place of origin
Di chi e(dash) il dizionario? E(dash) di Antionio
Whose dictionary is it? It is Antonio’s
Di dov’e il singor Smith? E(dash) di Londra
Where is Mr Smith from? He is from London
What happens when prepositions ‘a, da, di, in and su’ are used with definite article (when in front of a noun)?
they combine to make a single word
Combining prepositions ‘a, da, di, in and su’ with definite article ‘il’
al dal del nel sul
Combining prepositions ‘a, da, di, in and su’ with definite article ‘lo’
allo dallo dello nello sullo
Combining prepositions ‘a, da, di, in and su’ with definite article l’ - masc/fem
all’ dall’ dell’ nell’ sull’
Combining prepositions ‘a, da, di, in and su’ with definite article ‘la’
alla dalla della nella sulla
Combining prepositions ‘a, da, di, in and su’ with definite article ‘i’
ai dai dei nei sui
Combining prepositions ‘a, da, di, in and su’ with definite article ‘gli’
agli dagli degli negli sugli
Combining prepositions ‘a, da, di, in and su’ with definite article ‘le’
alle dalle delle nelle sulle
Studiamo all’universita
we are studying at the university
parto dalla stazione alle 5
i’ll leave from the station at 5
Ecco l’ufficio del professore
here is the office of the professor
Lavorano negli Stati Uniti
They work in the united states
Lisa aspetta nello studio
Lisa is waiting in the study
La penna e(dash) sul tavolo
the pen is on the table
E(dash) il libro di Luca
Is it Luca’s book
No, e(dash) libro della professoressa
no, it is the professors book
Loro abitano a Verona
They live in Verona
Sopra
above, on (top of)
Sotto
under, below
dentro
in, inside
fuori
out, outside
davanti (a)
in front (of), before
dietro
behind, after
