{"id":1479,"date":"2012-01-20T16:46:07","date_gmt":"2012-01-20T16:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=1479"},"modified":"2016-02-11T22:30:15","modified_gmt":"2016-02-11T21:30:15","slug":"preposizioni-articolate-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/preposizioni-articolate-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Preposizioni Articolate – part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

A preposition is a word that describes a relationship between other words in a sentence. The most common Italian preposizioni<\/strong> are, in alphabetical order: a <\/strong>(to, at, in), con<\/strong> (with), da<\/strong> (from, by, since, to, at), di<\/strong> (of, than, about), in<\/strong> (in, inside, to, within, at), per<\/strong> (for, to, by), su<\/strong> (on, in, about),\u00a0<\/strong>tra\/fra <\/strong>(between, amongst). These nine words are called preposizioni semplici <\/strong>(simple prepositions). Some of them, when preceding the definite article \u2018the\u2019 (il, lo, la, l\u2019, i, gli, le<\/strong>), always<\/u> combine together to become preposizioni articolate <\/strong>(articulated prepositions). Let\u2019s have a look at how to form them by studying some examples of their usage:<\/p>\n

A <\/strong>(to, at, in):<\/p>\n

a <\/strong>+ il = al <\/strong>e.g.: Mario \u00e8 andato al<\/span> mare <\/strong>(Mario went to the<\/span> sea)<\/p>\n

a + lo = allo <\/strong>e.g.: Laura si guarda allo<\/span> specchio<\/strong> (Laura is looking at herself in the<\/span> mirror)<\/p>\n

a + la = alla<\/strong> e.g.: hanno bussato alla<\/span> porta<\/strong> (they have knocked at the<\/span> door)<\/p>\n

a + l\u2019 = all\u2019<\/strong> e.g.: hanno portato Mario all\u2019<\/span>ospedale<\/strong> (they\u2019ve taken Mario to the<\/span> hospital)<\/p>\n

a + i = ai<\/strong> e.g.: hai dato da mangiare ai<\/span> gatti?<\/strong> (have you fed the cats? Lit.: have you given food to the<\/span> cats?)<\/p>\n

a + gli = agli <\/strong>e.g.: il professore ha spiegato il teorema di Pitagora agli<\/span> studenti<\/strong> (the teacher explained Pythagoras’s theorem to the<\/span> students)<\/p>\n

a + le = alle<\/strong> e.g.: stamattina mi sono alzata alle<\/span> 7<\/strong> (this morning I got up at [the]<\/em><\/span> 7 o\u2019clock)<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Con <\/strong>(with) \u2013 this preposition only combines with two articles, il <\/strong>and i<\/strong><\/u>:<\/p>\n

con + il = col<\/strong> e.g.: Mario \u00e8 uscito col<\/span> cane<\/strong> (Mario went out with the<\/span> dog)<\/p>\n

con + i = coi<\/strong> e.g.: i carciofi stanno bene coi<\/span> piselli<\/strong> (artichokes go well with [the]<\/em><\/span> peas)<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Da <\/strong>(from, by, since, to, at):<\/p>\n

da + il = dal <\/strong>e.g.: Mario \u00e8 andato dal<\/span> dottore <\/strong>(Mario went to the<\/span> doctor)<\/p>\n

da + lo = dallo<\/strong> e.g.: hai preso la tua sciarpa dallo<\/span> zaino?<\/strong> (have you taken your scarf from the<\/span> rucksack?)<\/p>\n

da + la = dalla<\/strong> e.g.: sono appena ritornata dalla<\/span> banca<\/strong> (I\u2019ve just come back from the<\/span> bank)<\/p>\n

da + l\u2019 = dall\u2019<\/strong> e.g.: \u00e8 dall<\/span>\u2019una che non prendo un caff\u00e8<\/strong> (I haven\u2019t had a coffee since [the]<\/em><\/span> one o\u2019clock)<\/p>\n

da + i = dai<\/strong> e.g.: a Natale sono stata dai<\/span> miei<\/strong> (I spent Christmas at [the]<\/em><\/span> my parent\u2019s [house]<\/em>)<\/p>\n

da + gli = dagli<\/strong> e.g.: Cortona \u00e8 stata fondata dagli<\/span> Etruschi<\/strong> (Cortona was founded by the<\/span> Etruscans)<\/p>\n

da + le = dalle<\/strong> e.g.: i negozi sono aperti dalle<\/span> 9 a mezzogiorno e mezzo<\/strong> (the shops are open from [the]<\/em><\/span> 9 to half past 12)<\/p>\n

Find out more in Part 2<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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),\u00a0tra\/fra (between…<\/p>\n

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