Prepositions- Preposizioni Flashcards
against
contro
above, about
- He sat on it.
- I must think about it.
sopra
- Ci si è seduto su/sopra.
- Ci devo pensare su/sopra.
across
-‘He walked across the fields.’
attraverso
-Camminava attraverso i campi:
among, between
- ‘I saw him among/between his friends.’
-‘I recognized one of [i.e., from among]
his friends.
tra, fra
- Lo vidi tra i suoi amici.
- Riconobbi uno fra i suoi amici.
around
-‘Around the monastery there’s a garden.’
intorno a
-Intorno al monastero c’è un giardino.
at (location is viewed as a ‘point’) (Is used for cities, towns, villages, etc., but also small islands (e.g., ad Ischia) and
some larger islands (e.g., a Cuba))
- ‘We’ll meet again at six.’
- ‘At school I learned nothing.’
- ‘We stopped at the well.’
a
- Ci rivedremo alle sei.
- A scuola non imparai niente.
- Ci fermammo al pozzo.
back
indietro
behind
- ‘He ran after the car as it drew away.’
- ‘He ran behind the car parked at the entrance.’
dietro
- Corse dietro alla macchina che si allontanava.
- Corse dietro la macchina parcheggiata all’ingresso.
below
sotto
beneath
al disotto
beside
accanto a
between
tra
beyond
al di là di….
by
da
close to (situational)
presso di
down
giù
everywhere
ovunque
far from
lontano da
for
per
from
da
in/into (Location (both in space and time) is normally expressed when the location is viewed as an ‘area’;)
- ‘I found it in the classroom.’
- ‘I lost it at sea.’
in
- Lo trovai nell’aula.
- Lo persi in mare.
inside
dentro
next
prossimo
near
vicino
nowhere
da nessuna parte
overseas
oltremare
on
su
opposite
opposto
out
fuori
outside of
al di fuori di
over
sopra
through
attraverso
to
a
toward
verso
under
sotto
up
alto
via
tramite
within
all’interno
with
con
so
quindi
also if, even with, eventhough, despite
nonostanto
however
tuttavia
among these
tra le qualli
even
perfino
everyday, until today
tuttoggi
Instead
invece
Close to (geographical)
vicino a
against (if they govern a personal pronoun
from the series me, te, sé, lui, lei, noi, voi, loro)
-She is standing against me.
contro di
-Lei è contro di me.
on, above (if they govern a personal pronoun
from the series me, te, sé, lui, lei, noi, voi, loro)
-He lives above me.
sopra di
-Vive sopra di me.
inside; within; from within
- ‘I found it in(side) the bag.’
- ‘In(side) that building is concealed an extraordinary secret.’
- ‘I took it out of the drawer’.
dentro
- L’ho trovato dentro il sacco.
- Dentro quell’edificio si nasconde un segreto
straordinario. - L’ho preso dentro il cassetto.
