prepositions and materials Flashcards

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1
Q

aspettare

A
  • someone/something= no preposition
  • time- per (past) or da (present)
  • manner/way= in/con
  • place= in (indoor) or a (not indoors)
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2
Q

giocare

A

a + something

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3
Q

baciare

A

su + definite article + something

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4
Q

sbagliare

A

no preposition OR a + infinitive

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5
Q

morire

A

di or per something

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6
Q

salire

A
  • su + definite article
  • in + definitie article
  • a casa (used with apartment buildings)
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7
Q

venire (origin)

A

da (all places)

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8
Q

essere (origin)

A

di (only small islands/cities)

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9
Q

cadere

A

da + something

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10
Q

stare

A

per + infinitive = to be about to/ to be going to

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11
Q

credere

A

di + infinitive (or pensare di + infinitive)= to think about

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12
Q

piacere

A

a + something

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13
Q

functions of di

A

possessions
material/content
origin
partitive function
time of day (ONLY di mattina, di pomeriggio, di sera, di notte, di domani)

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14
Q

lana

A

wool

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15
Q

cotone

A

cotton

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16
Q

pelle

A

leather

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17
Q

legno

A

wood

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18
Q

seta

A

silk

19
Q

plastica

A

plastic

20
Q

stoffa

A

cloth

21
Q

metallo

A

metal

22
Q

ferro

A

iron

23
Q

acciaio

A

steel

24
Q

vetro

A

glass

25
Q

velluto

A

velvet

26
Q

jeans/demin

A

denim

27
Q

poliestere

A

polyester

28
Q

ciottolo

A

cobblestone

29
Q

tessuto

A

fabric

30
Q

cashmere

A

cashmere

31
Q

velluto a coste

A

corduroy

32
Q

pietra

A

stone/rock

33
Q

uscire di/da

A

to leave house

34
Q

tornare a

A

go in house

35
Q

il san/mpietrino/ i san/mpietrini

A

typical italian cobblestone

36
Q

un bicchiere

A

drinking glass/cup

37
Q

la tazza/le tazze

A

mug

38
Q

la tazzina/le tazzine

A

small coffee cup (like for espresso)

39
Q

il cardigan

A

cardigan

40
Q

un ciotola

A

bowl

41
Q

when to use preposition da

A

periods of time (da 5 mesi, etc.) , type of something (NOT MATERIAL OR CONTENT) – ex: la tuta DA ginnastica O le tazzine DA caffe’

or with aspettare present time

42
Q

fra/tra poco

A

in a little while

43
Q

aiutare

A

a + infinitive
no prep + something