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Combining Articles With Prepositions Posted by on Jan 29, 2018

Once we understand how the articolo determinativo (‘the’ in English) works, we can take the next logical step and combine it with prepositions in order to create preposizioni articolate. In this blog we’ll find out how it’s done. What are prepositions? A preposition is a word that describes a relationship between other words in a…

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Communicate Posted by on Aug 24, 2016

Here’s a group of verbs appertaining to communication. They’re fairly straightforward in themselves, but what can be confusing is the fact that most of them use the preposition ‘a‘ (to) or ‘con‘ (with), even when they don’t in English. A small group, however, don’t use a preposition. Remember: when the preposition ‘a‘ is followed by…

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Now, Where Did I Leave My Glasses? Posted by on Mar 12, 2014

Ho cercato dappertutto, ma non li trovo! I’ve looked everywhere, but I can’t find them! Here’s a list of all the places I’ve looked highlighting the words that describe position: Ho cercato … dentro tutti i cassetti = in all the drawers sotto il divano = under the sofa/couch sopra l’armadio = on top of…

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Preposizioni Articolate – part 2 Posted by on Jan 23, 2012

Here’s part 2 of my blog  dealing with preposizioni articolate (articulated prepositions). You will need to read the introduction to part 1 for an explanation. – Di (of, than, about): di + il = del e.g.: l’albero è caduto a causa del vento (the tree fell down because of the wind) di + lo = dello…

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Preposizioni Articolate – part 1 Posted by on Jan 20, 2012

A preposition is a word that describes a relationship between other words in a sentence. The most common Italian preposizioni are, in alphabetical order: a (to, at, in), con (with), da (from, by, since, to, at), di (of, than, about), in (in, inside, to, within, at), per (for, to, by), su (on, in, about), tra/fra (between…

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