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Prepositions: Simple and Articulated

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  1. The Prepositions
    1. The most frequently used prepositions in Italian are as follows:

      di --> of, from
      a --> to, at
      da --> from
      in --> in, to
      con --> with
      su --> on
      per --> for
      tra (fra) --> between, among

    2. Some of the above prepositions combine with definite articles when they precede them, making a special form of the preposition called a preposizione articolata (articulated preposition). Following is a table showing which prepositions combine with articles and how they do so.

      il

      lo

      la

      l’

      i

      gli

      le

      di del dello della dell’ dei degli delle
      a al allo alla all’ ai agli alle
      da dal dallo dalla dall’ dai dagli dalle
      in nel nello nella nell’ nei negli nelle
      su sul sullo sulla sull’ sui sugli sulle
      con col coi

      NB: The preposition con only combines in two instances.

      Examples:

      Incontriamoci al caffè nell’aeroporto.
      Let’s meet at the café in the airport.

      Ha mangiato alle 13.00.
      She ate at 1pm.

      Avete preso in prestito dagli studenti questo libro?
      You borrowed this book from the students?

      L’ho visto sul serio!
      I saw it for real!

      Mostra interesse sullo stato dei fatti.
      He shows interest for the state of things.

      Quella ragazza col cuore infranto.
      That girl with the broken heart.

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