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How many types of prepositions are there in Italian?

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There are three types of prepositions in Italian.

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What are the three types of Italian prepositions?

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Simple prepositions, articulated prepositions, and prepositional phrases.

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What are simple prepositions?

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Prepositions made of only one word.

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Example sentence: “Chiara is recording a video with her phone.”

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Chiara registra un video con il suo telefono.

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What are articulated prepositions?

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Prepositions formed by combining a simple preposition with a definite article.

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Example sentence: “Chiara is sitting on the chair.”

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Chiara è seduta sulla sedia.

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What are prepositional phrases?

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Fixed expressions made of several words, including a simple or articulated preposition.

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Example sentence: “The cat is sitting next to Chiara.”

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Il gatto è seduto vicino a Chiara.

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What are the Italian simple prepositions?

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A, di, da, in, con, per, su, tra, fra.

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What does the Italian preposition “a” generally mean in English?

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At, to, in.

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When does “a” change to “ad”?

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It changes to “ad” when the following word begins with the vowel “a.”

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How do you say “I gave the book to Anna”?

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Ho dato il libro ad Anna.

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How do you say “I gave the pen to Carlo”?

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Ho dato la penna a Carlo.

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How do you say “I live in Rome”?

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Vivo a Roma.

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How do you say “I am at home”?

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Sono a casa.

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How do you say “I go to Venice”?

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Vado a Venezia.

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How do you say “I’m going to bed”?

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Vado a letto.

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How do you say “I will go on holiday in September”?

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A settembre vado in vacanza.

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How do you say “We see each other at five”?

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Ci vediamo alle cinque.

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What does the preposition “di” generally mean in English?

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Of, from, ‘s, at, in, on.

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How is “di” often translated when showing ownership?

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It is often translated as ’s or by placing one noun before another.

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How do you say “Marco’s bicycle is very beautiful”?

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La bicicletta di Marco è molto bella.

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How do you say “the Italian teacher”?

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Il professore di italiano.

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How do you say “This is David’s book”?

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Questo è il libro di Davide.

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How do you say “I am from Verona”?
Sono di Verona.
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How do you say “a glass bottle”?
Una bottiglia di vetro.
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How do you say “the Italian lesson”?
La lezione di italiano.
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How do you say “a group of students”?
Un gruppo di studenti.
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How do you say “Buy a bottle of olive oil”?
Compra una bottiglia di olio d'oliva.
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How do you say “We go there in the evening”?
Ci andiamo di sera.
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How do you say “Stores are closed on Mondays”?
I negozi sono chiusi di lunedì.
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How do you say “At one o’clock at night”?
All'una di notte.
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What does the preposition “da” generally mean in English?
From, off, by, at, to, since, for.
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What is “da” commonly used to express?
Movement away from someone/something and the agent in passive sentences.
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How do you say “The train leaves Milan at 6:00 p.m.”?
Il treno parte da Milano alle 18:00.
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How do you say “I got off the train”?
Sono sceso dal treno.
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How do you say “My grandmother lives a kilometre away from Melbourne”?
Mia nonna abita a un chilometro da Melbourne.
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How do you say “Can we go to Giovanni’s?”
Andiamo da Giovanni?
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How do you say “I’m going to the doctor”?
Vado dal dottore.
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How do you say “I’m at the dentist”?
Sono dal dentista.
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How do you say “I have been studying Italian for a year”?
Studio italiano da un anno.
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How do you say “Since 1905”?
Dal 1905.
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How do you say “I have been on holiday since Monday”?
Sono in vacanza da lunedì.
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How do you say “The Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo da Vinci”?
La Gioconda fu realizzata da Leonardo da Vinci.
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What does the preposition “in” generally mean in English?
In, by, to.
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What is “in” mostly used to express?
Place and time.
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How do you say “I live in Australia”?
Abito in Australia.
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How do you say “I’m in the kitchen”?
Sono in cucina.
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How do you say “I’m going to Italy this summer”?
Vado in Italia quest’estate.
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How do you say “Are we going by train or by car?”
Andiamo in treno o in macchina?
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How do you say “I did it in three days”?
L'ho fatto in tre giorni.
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What does “con” mean in English?
With.
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How do you say “I’m at home with my parents”?
Sono a casa con i miei genitori.
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How do you say “I’m married to Giulia”?
Sono sposato con Giulia.
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How do you say “Paolo goes walking with his dog”?
Paolo va a camminare con il suo cane.
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How do you say “Cut it with scissors”?
Taglialo con le forbici.
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What does “per” generally mean in English?
For, to, through.
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What is “per” mostly used to express?
Direction and the reason/purpose for something.
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How do you say “This is for you”?
Questo è per te.
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How do you say “The flight to Rome has been cancelled”?
Il volo per Roma è stato cancellato.
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How do you say “I’m leaving for Sardinia next week”?
Parto per la Sardegna la prossima settimana.
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How do you say “I ran for five kilometres without stopping”?
Ho corso per cinque chilometri senza fermarmi.
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How do you say “The bus passes through the city center”?
L’autobus passa per il centro.
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How do you say “I would like some lozenges for my throat”?
Vorrei delle pasticche per la gola.
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How do you say “I’m going to Milan for work”?
Vado a Milano per lavoro.
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How do you say “The road is blocked for the marathon”?
La strada è bloccata per la maratona.
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How do you say “It has been raining for a week”?
Ha piovuto per una settimana.
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How do you say “I have been waiting for you for an hour”?
Ti ho aspettato per un'ora.
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What does “su” mean in English?
On, about.
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How do you say “The cat is sleeping on the carpet”?
Il gatto dorme sul tappeto.
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How do you say “I heard a lot of rumours about her”?
Ho sentito molte storie su di lei.
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How do you say “I watched a documentary about dolphins”?
How do you say “I watched a documentary about dolphins”?
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Are “fra” and “tra” interchangeable?
Yes, they can be used interchangeably.
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What do “fra/tra” mean in English?
Between, among, in.
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How do you say “The school is located between the library and the town hall”?
La scuola si trova fra/tra la biblioteca e il comune.
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How do you say “Between the two T-shirts I choose this one”?
Fra/tra le due magliette scelgo questa.
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How do you say “There is a traitor among us”?
Fra/tra di noi c'è un traditore.
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How do you say “I’m leaving in two days”?
Parto fra/tra due giorni.
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How do you say “The train will arrive in ten minutes”?
Il treno arriva fra/tra dieci minuti.
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What happens when “a, di, da, in, su” are followed by a definite article?
They combine with the definite article to form an articulated preposition (contraction).
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How do you say “There is a nice view from the window”?
C'è una bella vista dalla finestra.
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Which prepositions do NOT combine with definite articles?
Per, tra, fra, and con.
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