Prepositions Flashcards

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IN

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Usually corresponds to English “in”:

  1. Le chiavi sono in tasca. (The keys are in my pocket.)
  2. Vivo in una bella città. (I live in a beautiful city)
  3. Michele vive in California. (Michael lives in California)
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Used as a proposition of movement toward nations, regions, and places (to):

  1. Mi trasferisco in America. (I’m moving to America)
  2. Vado in biblioteca. (I’m going to the library)
  3. Farò un viaggio in Provenza. (I travel to Provence)
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Used when referring to means of transport (by):

  1. Domani vado a Milano in macchina (Tomorrow I’m going to Milan by car)
  2. Vado a Dublino in aereo. (I’m going to Dublin by plane)
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Used to indicate ownership (‘s), origin (from), or specific feature (of):

  1. Questo libro è di Gianni. (This is Gianni’s book)
  2. La mia vicina di casa è di Parigi. (My neighbor is from Paris)
  3. Quella bottiglia è fatta di plastica (That bottle is made of plastic)
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DA

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Expresses somebody or something’s origin (from):

  1. Vengo da Venezia. (I come from Venice)
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DA

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Indicates doer in passive sentences (by):

  1. Questo libro è stato scritto da Umberto Eco. (This book was written by Umberto Eco)
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DA

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Used with location referring to people (‘s) - with or without movement:

  1. Ciao mamma, esco, vado da Davide. (Bye mum, I’m leaving, I’m going to Davide’s)
  2. Ieri sera ho cenato da Davide. (Last night I had dinner at Davide’s)
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Preposition of movement, which indicates a destiation (literally or figuratively) (to):

  1. è ora di andare a letto. (It’s time to go to bed)
  2. Gira a destra! (Turn right!)
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Indicates location (in/at) when used with cities and places:

  1. Vivo a Roma. (I live in Rome)
  2. I bambini sono a scuola. (Children are at school)
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Indicates the person who receives something (to):

  1. Ho dato dei fiori a Marina. (I’ve given some flowers to Marina)
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When the proposition “a” is followed by a noun starting with a vowel, “a” becomes “ad” out of phonic reasons:

  1. Domani vado ad Amburgo. (I’m leaving for Hamburg tomorrow)
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Gli studenti hanno fatto un viaggio ____ Europa.

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Gli studenti hanno fatto un viaggio in Europa. (The students travelled in Europe)

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Ho comprato un maglia ____ lana.

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Ho comprato un maglia di lana. (I bought a woolen sweater)

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Voglio comprare un libro ___ Andrea Camilleri.

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Voglio comprare un libro di Andrea Camilleri. (I want to buy a book by Andrea Camilleri)

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La zia è andata ____ Firenze lo scorso fine settimana.

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La zia è andata a Firenze lo scorso fine settimana. (My aunt went to Florence last weekend)

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Lui è il marito ____ Susanna, viene ____ Napoli.

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Lui è il marito di Susanna, viene da Napoli. (He’s Susanna’s husband, he comes from Napoli)

17
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Piero: “Sei andato ____ Edinburgo a luglio?” Silva: “No, non sono andato ____ Scozia. Alla fine ho deciso di andare ____ Barcellona, ____ Spagna.

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Piero: “Sei andato ad Edinburgo a luglio?” Silva: “No, non sono andato in Scozia. Alla fine ho deciso di andare a Barcellona, in Spagna. (Piero: Did you go to Edinburgh in July?” Silva: No, I finally decided to go to Barcelona, in Spain.)

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Sono andato ____ Roma ____ New York____ aereo.

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Sono andato da Roma a New York in aereo. (I went from Rome to New York by plane)

19
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IN

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It usually corresponds to the English preposition “in”:

  • Vivo in una bella città. (I live in a beautiful city)
  • Le chiavi sono in tasca. (The keys are in my pocket)!
  • Michele vive in California.( Michael lives in California)

It is used as a preposition of movement towards nations, regions and places(to):

  • Mi trasferisco in America. (I’m moving to America)
  • Vado in biblioteca. (I’m going to the library)
  • Farò un viaggio in Provenza. (I’ll travel to Provence)

It is used when referring to means of transport(by):

  • Domani vado a Milano in macchina. (Tomorrow I’m going to Milan by car)
  • Vado a Dublino in aereo. (I’m going to Dublin by plane)
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DA

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It expresses somebody or something’s origin (from):

  • Vengo da Venezia. (I come from Venice)

It indicates the doer in passive sentences (by):

  • Questo libro è stato scritto da Umberto Eco. (This book was written by Umberto Eco)

It is used with location referring to people (‘s) - with or without movement:

  • Ciao mamma, esco, vado da Davide! (Bye mum, I’m leaving, I’m going to Davide’s!)
  • Ieri sera ho cenato da Davide. (Last night I had dinner at Davide’s)
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A

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It is a preposition of movement, which indicates a destination (literally or figuratively) (to):

  • È ora di andare a letto. (It’s time to go to bed)
  • Gira a destra! (Turn right!)

It indicates location (in/at) when used with cities or places:

  • Vivo a Roma. (I live in Rome)
  • I bambini sono a scuola. (Children are at school)

It indicates the person who receives something (to):

  • Ho dato dei fiori a Marina (I’ve given some flowers to Marina)

When the preposition a is followed by a noun starting with a vowel, a becomes ad out of phonetic reasons:

  • Domani vado ad Amburgo.(I’m leaving to Hamburg tomorrow)