Learning to Speak Italian - The Prepositions
Here you can learn some of the most used italian preposition: di, a, in, da
1. The Italian preposition "di" means "of" in English. It is used in many different ways as you can see below.
# To indicate possession:
Il libro di Marco - Marco's book
La casa di Elisa - Elisa's house
# To indicate what an object is made of:
La sedia di legno - The wooden chair
Un maglione di lana - A wool sweater
# To indicate origin (verb "essere" + di + name of the city):
Franco è di Palermo. - Franco is from Palermo.
Marisa è di Milano. - Marisa is from Milano.
# With certain verbs and adjectives:
Aver paura di qualcosa - To be afraid of something, to fear something
Vergognarsi di qualcosa - To be ashamed by something
# To indicate the part of the day in expressions like:
di giorno - by day
di sera - in the evening
d'estate - in summer
di notte - at night
di mattina - in the morning
di pomeriggio - in the afternoon
2. The Italian preposition "a" means "to" (indirect object and movement), "in"or "at", indicating location:
Sto a casa. - I stay at home.
Vado a Roma. - I go to the Rome.
3. The Italian preposition "da" means "since", "from" (to come from), "by" (passive verbs):
Da lunedì - since Monday
Vengo da Roma. - I come from Rome.
Ucciso da un fulmine - Killed by lightning
4. The Italian preposition "in" usually means "in" as in English, "at", "on":
Vivo in Scozia. - I live in Scotland.
Il pranzo è in tavola. - Lunch is on the table.
In fondo - at bottom
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