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Italian prepositions

The tiny words that trip everyone up. Here's the practical map.

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The core meanings

  • di: of, from (origin, possession): il libro di Marco, sono di Roma
  • a: to, at (direction, location: small places): vado a Roma, sono a casa
  • da: from, since, by, at someone's place: vengo da Milano, vado da Marco
  • in: in (countries, regions, means of transport): vivo in Italia, vado in treno
  • su: on: il libro è su un tavolo
  • con: with: vado con Maria
  • per: for, through: questo è per te
  • tra / fra: between, among, in (future time): tra un'ora

Prepositions + article = one word

When di, a, da, in, su meet a definite article, they merge:

  • di + il = del, di + la = della, di + i = dei, di + le = delle
  • a + il = al, a + la = alla, a + i = ai
  • da + il = dal, da + la = dalla, da + gli = dagli
  • in + il = nel, in + la = nella, in + i = nei

Example: Vado al mercato. (I'm going to the market.)

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