{"id":14928,"date":"2015-08-05T07:08:55","date_gmt":"2015-08-04T22:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/?p=14928"},"modified":"2026-04-25T05:15:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T20:15:31","slug":"italian-prepositions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-prepositions\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Prepositions: 8 Simple Rules for A1-A2 Learners"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-tldr-14928\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p>&#x1F50D; <strong>Cosa impareremo oggi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Why Italian prepositions carry so much meaning: eight short words that tie verbs, nouns, time, place, and purpose together.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>The full range of each simple preposition, <em>di, a, da, in, con, su, per, tra\/fra<\/em>, with many short example sentences for every job each word does.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>When Italian needs <em>a<\/em> and when it needs <em>in<\/em>: cities take <em>a<\/em> (<em>a Roma<\/em>), countries and regions take <em>in<\/em> (<em>in Italia<\/em>, <em>in Toscana<\/em>).<\/li>\n\n\n<li>How <em>da<\/em> becomes the Italian &#8220;since&#8221; and &#8220;for&#8221; with the present tense: <em>abito a Milano da cinque anni<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>What happens when a simple preposition meets a definite article: <em>di + il = del<\/em>, <em>a + la = alla<\/em>, <em>in + i = nei<\/em>, and the rest of the grid.<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Which verbs ask for <em>a<\/em> before the infinitive, which ones ask for <em>di<\/em>, and which ones want no preposition at all.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-toc-14928\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p>&#x1F4D6; <strong>On this page<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#what-prepositions-do\">What Italian prepositions actually do<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#preposition-di\">DI: of, from, about, made of<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#preposition-a\">A: to, at, in (cities and time)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#preposition-da\">DA: from, since, at someone&#8217;s place<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#preposition-in\">IN: in, to (countries), by (transport)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#preposition-con\">CON: with (company, means, manner)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#preposition-su\">SU: on, about, roughly<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#preposition-per\">PER: for, through, in order to<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#preposition-tra-fra\">TRA and FRA: between, among, in (future time)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#articulated-prepositions\">Preposizioni articolate: when prepositions meet the article<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#verb-plus-preposition\">Verb + preposition + infinitive: a, di, or nothing<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#common-mistakes\">Common mistakes English speakers make<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#dialog\">Dialog: Elena and Jake plan a trip to Puglia<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#cheat-sheet\">Cheat sheet: all eight at a glance<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#mini-sfida\">&#x1F3AF; Mini-sfida: pick the right preposition<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#faq\">Frequently asked questions<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#related-guides\">Keep learning: related guides<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Italian prepositions are eight very small words that do a very large amount of work. <em>Di, a, da, in, con, su, per, tra<\/em> (and its twin <em>fra<\/em>) carry meaning about place, time, origin, purpose, material, manner, age, quantity, cause, comparison, and much more. Get them right and your sentences land clean; get them wrong and a native listener will pause, even when every other word is correct. This guide walks through each one in plain English, with dozens of real examples drawn from classroom usage, the traps English speakers hit first, and a cheat sheet you can keep open while you write.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-h2-what-14928 gb-headline-text\" id=\"what-prepositions-do\">What Italian prepositions actually do<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A preposition sits in front of a noun, a pronoun, or an infinitive verb, and tells you how that word relates to the rest of the sentence. In Italian the job is the same as in English, but the choices rarely line up one to one. <em>Parlo di Mario<\/em> is &#8220;I talk about Mario&#8221; (the topic). <em>Parlo con Mario<\/em> is &#8220;I talk to Mario&#8221; (the companion). <em>Parlo a Mario<\/em> is &#8220;I am speaking to Mario&#8221; (the addressee). Same verb, three different Italian prepositions, three different meanings. For a formal definition in Italian, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treccani.it\/enciclopedia\/preposizioni_%28La-grammatica-italiana%29\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Treccani entry on preposizioni<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The eight simple Italian prepositions are <em>di, a, da, in, con, su, per, tra\/fra<\/em>. They are short, they are frequent, and five of them (<em>di, a, da, in, su<\/em>) fuse with the definite article into a single word: <em>del, alla, dagli, negli, sulle<\/em>. You will meet these Italian prepositions in every sentence you read, so the sooner you get a feel for each one, the faster the rest of your Italian will move. Each preposition covers a whole family of relations: time, place, origin, manner, cause, quality, quantity, and many more. The lists below give you three or four concrete sentences for every job each word does.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-obs1-14928\">\n\n<p>&#x1F50D; <strong>Quick lens.<\/strong> <em>Prepositions do not translate, they cluster.<\/em> Memorise them inside short phrases you will reuse: <em>a Roma, in Italia, da mio fratello, di mattina, con calma, su misura, per sempre, tra un&#8217;ora<\/em>. The phrase carries the rule; the rule alone will slip.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-h2-di-14928 gb-headline-text\" id=\"preposition-di\">DI: of, from, about, made of<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Di<\/em> is the most versatile of all Italian prepositions. It loosely matches English &#8220;of&#8221; when you link two nouns, but it also covers origin, topic, material, time of day, comparison, age, cause, quality, quantity, abundance, and a handful of smaller relations. Before a word starting with a vowel it often shortens to <em>d&#8217;<\/em>: <em>d&#8217;oro<\/em>, <em>d&#8217;estate<\/em>, <em>d&#8217;accordo<\/em>. Below, one or two example sentences for each job this little word does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Time of day (repeated, habitual): <em>Lucia preferisce studiare di sera, piuttosto che di mattina<\/em>.<br><em>Lucia prefers to study in the evening, rather than in the morning.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Specification (linking two nouns): <em>Il giro del mondo in 80 giorni &egrave; un romanzo straordinario<\/em>.<br><em>Around the World in 80 Days is a wonderful novel.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Belonging: <em>la macchina di Luca, il cane della vicina, i libri dei miei nonni<\/em>.<br><em>Luca&#8217;s car, the neighbour&#8217;s dog, my grandparents&#8217; books.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Age: <em>In Italia si va in pensione all&#8217;et&agrave; di 65 anni<\/em>. <em>Il mio vicino di casa &egrave; un uomo di circa trent&#8217;anni<\/em>.<br><em>In Italy people retire at 65. My neighbour is a man of around thirty.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Cause: <em>Se non bevo qualcosa, morir&ograve; di sete<\/em>. <em>Quando ha ricevuto la notizia ha gridato di gioia<\/em>.<br><em>If I don&#8217;t drink something, I&#8217;ll die of thirst. When she heard the news she shouted with joy.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Denomination (named place): <em>L&#8217;isola del Giglio &egrave; nell&#8217;arcipelago toscano. Il Principato di Monaco si trova vicino all&#8217;Italia<\/em>.<br><em>The island of Giglio is in the Tuscan archipelago. The Principality of Monaco sits next to Italy.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Material: <em>un tavolo di legno scuro, una camicia di seta, un orologio d&#8217;oro<\/em>.<br><em>A dark wooden table, a silk shirt, a gold watch.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Topic: <em>Paolo e Alice parlano sempre di politica. Di che cosa tratta il tuo ultimo libro?<\/em><br><em>Paolo and Alice always talk about politics. What is your latest book about?<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Manner: <em>Elena &egrave; andata via di corsa e senza salutare. Oggi sono di cattivo umore<\/em>.<br><em>Elena ran off without saying goodbye. I&#8217;m in a bad mood today.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Origin: <em>Sono di Bologna, mia moglie &egrave; di Napoli. Queste arance sono di Sicilia<\/em>.<br><em>I&#8217;m from Bologna, my wife is from Naples. These oranges are from Sicily.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Partitive (some of a group): <em>Molti di noi hanno fatto la stessa esperienza. Alcuni dei miei amici sono gi&agrave; sposati<\/em>.<br><em>Many of us had the same experience. Some of my friends are already married.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Comparison: <em>Paola &egrave; pi&ugrave; giovane di Elisabetta. La Francia &egrave; molto pi&ugrave; grande dell&#8217;Italia<\/em>.<br><em>Paola is younger than Elisabetta. France is much bigger than Italy.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Quality: <em>La moglie di Sergio &egrave; una donna di grande bellezza. Quel negozio vende prodotti di ottima qualit&agrave;<\/em>.<br><em>Sergio&#8217;s wife is a woman of great beauty. That shop sells top-quality goods.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Fault, accusation: <em>Quell&#8217;uomo fu accusato di omicidio. I giudici lo hanno ritenuto colpevole di truffa<\/em>.<br><em>That man was charged with murder. The judges found him guilty of fraud.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Quantity, measure: <em>Il fratello di Jessica &egrave; alto pi&ugrave; di un metro e novanta. &Egrave; una strada di circa tre chilometri<\/em>.<br><em>Jessica&#8217;s brother is over one metre ninety tall. It&#8217;s a road of about three kilometres.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Abundance: <em>L&#8217;autobus era pieno di gente. La nostra pinacoteca &egrave; ricca di opere d&#8217;arte<\/em>.<br><em>The bus was full of people. Our town gallery is rich in artworks.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Lack: <em>L&#8217;Italia non &egrave; un Paese ricco di materie prime. Alberto &egrave; privo di fantasia<\/em>.<br><em>Italy is not a country rich in raw materials. Alberto has no imagination.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Limitation: <em>&Egrave; campione mondiale di salto in alto. Mia sorella &egrave; debole di carattere<\/em>.<br><em>He&#8217;s world champion in high jump. My sister has a weak character.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>One trap English speakers hit early: the phrase &#8220;a glass of water&#8221; is <em>un bicchiere d&#8217;acqua<\/em>, not <em>un bicchiere di l&#8217;acqua<\/em>. When the noun is generic and uncountable, <em>di<\/em> stays bare, with no article. Same logic behind <em>un chilo di pane, una bottiglia di vino, una tazza di t&egrave;<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-h2-a-14928 gb-headline-text\" id=\"preposition-a\">A: to, at, in (for cities and for time)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>A<\/em> points at a destination, a moment, an indirect object, an age, a price, a distance, and more. Before a word starting with a vowel, especially a stressed <em>a<\/em>, it often gains a <em>d<\/em>: <em>ad Anna<\/em>, <em>ad agosto<\/em>. This <em>d eufonica<\/em> is optional but very common in writing. Thirteen typical jobs, with examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Place, city: <em>Per il prossimo fine-settimana andr&ograve; a Capri. Viviamo a Roma da quasi un anno. Stasera restiamo a casa<\/em>.<br><em>Next weekend I&#8217;ll go to Capri. We&#8217;ve been living in Rome for nearly a year. Tonight we&#8217;re staying home.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Time: <em>Torner&ograve; alle sei e un quarto precise. Quest&#8217;anno faremo le vacanze a settembre. A quell&#8217;epoca non conoscevo ancora Maria<\/em>.<br><em>I&#8217;ll be back at exactly six fifteen. This year we&#8217;ll take our holiday in September. At that time I didn&#8217;t know Maria yet.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Indirect object (always <em>a<\/em>): <em>Hai telefonato a tuo cugino? Pietro non &egrave; interessato alla musica lirica. Questo cantante piace molto ai giovani<\/em>.<br><em>Did you phone your cousin? Pietro isn&#8217;t into opera. This singer appeals a lot to young people.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Means (power source): <em>Questo computer funziona anche a batteria. &Egrave; un&#8217;automobile a energia solare, non a benzina<\/em>.<br><em>This computer also runs on battery. It&#8217;s a solar-powered car, not a petrol one.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Manner: <em>Il vestito di Veronica &egrave; cucito a mano. Non parlare ad alta voce! Studiate queste poesie a memoria<\/em>.<br><em>Veronica&#8217;s dress is hand-sewn. Don&#8217;t speak loudly! Learn these poems by heart.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Age at which something happens: <em>In Italia si pu&ograve; prendere la patente a 18 anni. Mi sono sposata a 29 anni e a 34 ho divorziato<\/em>.<br><em>In Italy you can get a driving licence at 18. I married at 29 and divorced at 34.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Comparison of equality: <em>La popolazione americana &egrave; superiore a quella europea. Ho comprato una giacca simile alla tua<\/em>.<br><em>The American population is larger than Europe&#8217;s. I bought a jacket similar to yours.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Limitation: <em>Alfonso &egrave; bravo soltanto a parole. Il mio vicino di casa &egrave; sordomuto e si esprime solo a gesti<\/em>.<br><em>Alfonso is good only in words. My neighbour is deaf-mute and only uses signs.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Distance: <em>La prossima stazione di servizio si trova a 20 chilometri. Il pianeta Giove &egrave; a 4 miliardi di chilometri dalla Terra<\/em>.<br><em>The next service station is 20 kilometres away. Jupiter sits 4 billion kilometres from Earth.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Sentence, penalty: <em>L&#8217;imputato &egrave; stato condannato a 5 anni di prigione. Siamo stati tutti condannati al pagamento di una multa<\/em>.<br><em>The defendant was sentenced to 5 years in prison. We were all sentenced to pay a fine.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Price: <em>Ho comprato delle scarpe a un prezzo incredibile. Mio zio ha affittato il suo appartamento a 500 Euro<\/em>.<br><em>I bought shoes at an unbelievable price. My uncle rented out his flat for 500 euros.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Quality, feature: <em>I serpenti sono animali a sangue freddo. Ho comprato una camicia a maniche corte. &Egrave; una macchina a quattro ruote motrici<\/em>.<br><em>Snakes are cold-blooded animals. I bought a short-sleeved shirt. It&#8217;s a four-wheel-drive car.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Cause: <em>Abbiamo perso il treno a causa tua. Paola &egrave; timida e a sentire le tue parole &egrave; arrossita<\/em>.<br><em>We missed the train because of you. Paola is shy and at your words she blushed.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Because <em>a<\/em> can mean both &#8220;to&#8221; and &#8220;at&#8221;, ambiguous sentences usually default to &#8220;at&#8221;. If you want to stress the destination or the end point, use <em>fino a<\/em>: <em>Prendo il taxi fino alla stazione<\/em>, I take the taxi as far as the station. And remember the fixed duo <em>a piedi<\/em> (on foot), which does not take <em>in<\/em> like the other means of transport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-h2-da-14928 gb-headline-text\" id=\"preposition-da\">DA: from, since, at someone&#8217;s place<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Da<\/em> is the preposition that catches English speakers off guard most often. It points at an origin in space, a starting point in time, the place where somebody lives or works (like French <em>chez<\/em>), the purpose an object is made for, the agent in a passive sentence, a quality, a quantity, a distance, a cause, and a price estimate. Twelve jobs, each with example sentences you can rehearse out loud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Motion from or to somebody&#8217;s place: <em>Oggi Carla &egrave; agitata, perch&eacute; deve andare dal dentista. Questo aereo viene dagli Stati Uniti<\/em>.<br><em>Today Carla is worked up because she has to go to the dentist&#8217;s. This plane comes from the United States.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Moving away from a place: <em>Presto! Andiamo via da questo posto! In pochi minuti mi sono allontanato dal luogo dell&#8217;incidente<\/em>.<br><em>Quick! Let&#8217;s leave this place! In a few minutes I moved away from the accident site.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Time, &#8220;since&#8221; or &#8220;for&#8221; (with the present tense): <em>Parlo bene l&#8217;italiano perch&eacute; vivo in Italia da molti anni. Non fumo da tre settimane e spero di continuare cos&igrave;<\/em>.<br><em>I speak Italian well because I&#8217;ve lived in Italy for many years. I haven&#8217;t smoked for three weeks and I hope to keep it up.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Purpose or intended use of an object: <em>Ti piacciono i miei nuovi occhiali da sole? Le scarpe da ballo di Caterina non sono molto comode. La Ferrari F1 &egrave; una macchina da corsa<\/em>.<br><em>Do you like my new sunglasses? Caterina&#8217;s dancing shoes aren&#8217;t very comfortable. The Ferrari F1 is a racing car.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Manner, &#8220;in the role of&#8221;: <em>Non puoi continuare a comportarti da stupido. Con tutti quei soldi, Ivo fa una vita da gran signore. Per carnevale mi vestir&ograve; da Pinocchio<\/em>.<br><em>You can&#8217;t keep acting like a fool. With all that money, Ivo lives like a lord. For Carnival I&#8217;ll dress up as Pinocchio.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Agent in the passive voice: <em>Questo romanzo &egrave; stato scritto da una scrittrice spagnola. Tutta la regione fu distrutta da un terremoto<\/em>.<br><em>This novel was written by a Spanish author. The whole region was destroyed by an earthquake.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Origin (usually a family or a place): <em>Leonardo da Vinci &egrave; stato un genio incomparabile. Il nostro nuovo professore viene dalla Sicilia. Mia moglie discende da una famiglia nobile<\/em>.<br><em>Leonardo from Vinci was an incomparable genius. Our new teacher comes from Sicily. My wife descends from a noble family.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Quality, distinctive feature: <em>Era un uomo dagli occhi verdi e dallo sguardo intenso. Gianna &egrave; una donna dalla cultura raffinata<\/em>.<br><em>He was a man with green eyes and an intense gaze. Gianna is a woman of refined culture.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Quantity, measure: <em>&Egrave; una bottiglia da un litro e mezzo. Il Comune ha costruito uno stadio da cinquantamila posti<\/em>.<br><em>It&#8217;s a one-and-a-half-litre bottle. The city built a stadium seating fifty thousand.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Distance: <em>L&#8217;ufficio &egrave; a poche centinaia di metri da casa sua. Firenze &egrave; distante circa 60 chilometri da Siena<\/em>.<br><em>The office is a few hundred metres from her house. Florence is around 60 km from Siena.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Cause: <em>Ieri sera ero cos&igrave; stanca che cadevo dal sonno. Piangeva tutti i giorni dal dolore e dalla disperazione<\/em>.<br><em>Last night I was so tired I was falling asleep. She cried every day from pain and despair.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Price estimate: <em>Mia sorella ha comprato un quadro da 50.000 Euro. Vorrei un francobollo da un Euro. &Egrave; un oggetto da pochi soldi, senza valore<\/em>.<br><em>My sister bought a painting worth 50,000 euros. I&#8217;d like a one-euro stamp. It&#8217;s a cheap object with no value.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-obs2-14928\">\n\n<p>&#x1F50D; <strong>Quick lens.<\/strong> <em>Italian present + da = English &#8220;have been&#8221; + for\/since.<\/em> <em>Studio italiano da due anni<\/em> is not &#8220;I study Italian for two years&#8221;, it is &#8220;I have been studying Italian for two years&#8221;. The verb stays in the present.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-h2-in-14928 gb-headline-text\" id=\"preposition-in\">IN: in, to (for countries), by (for transport)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>In<\/em> points at an area rather than a point. That is why cities take <em>a<\/em> (viewed as a point on the map) and countries, regions, and continents take <em>in<\/em> (viewed as areas with borders). Seven relations, with examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Place, country, region, continent: <em>Vivo in Germania da molti anni. L&#8217;anno prossimo ci trasferiremo tutti in Australia. In Sicilia il clima &egrave; particolarmente mite<\/em>.<br><em>I&#8217;ve lived in Germany for many years. Next year we&#8217;ll all move to Australia. In Sicily the climate is especially mild.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Time, within a period: <em>Questo film &egrave; stato realizzato in sole tre settimane. Non &egrave; possibile imparare questa lingua in cos&igrave; poco tempo. In pochi minuti ho capito tutto il problema<\/em>.<br><em>This film was made in just three weeks. You can&#8217;t learn this language in so little time. In a few minutes I grasped the whole issue.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Means of transport (generic): <em>Abbiamo fatto tutto il viaggio in treno. Roberto &egrave; arrivato in taxi. Domenica ho fatto un giro in bicicletta<\/em>.<br><em>We did the whole trip by train. Roberto arrived by taxi. On Sunday I took a bike ride.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Manner: <em>Non mangiare cos&igrave; in fretta! Questo elenco deve essere compilato in ordine alfabetico. In biblioteca bisogna stare in silenzio<\/em>.<br><em>Don&#8217;t eat so fast! This list must be filled in alphabetical order. In the library you have to stay silent.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Material (often in art, craft): <em>Questa scultura &egrave; realizzata interamente in marmo. La vecchia poltrona della nonna &egrave; stata rivestita in velluto. Oggi &egrave; quasi impossibile trovare libri rilegati in pelle<\/em>.<br><em>This sculpture is made entirely of marble. Grandma&#8217;s old armchair has been reupholstered in velvet. Today it&#8217;s almost impossible to find leather-bound books.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Purpose (often formal, written): <em>All&#8217;ambasciata c&#8217;&egrave; un ricevimento in onore del Primo Ministro. Quando lo vidi in difficolt&agrave;, corsi subito in suo aiuto. L&#8217;editore mi ha mandato questo libro in visione<\/em>.<br><em>The embassy is holding a reception in honour of the Prime Minister. When I saw him in trouble I rushed to his aid. The publisher sent me this book for review.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Limitation: <em>A scuola lei &egrave; pi&ugrave; brava di me solo in matematica. Questo popolo &egrave; diverso da noi nelle abitudini alimentari. Nel nuoto, Gianni ha pi&ugrave; talento di suo fratello<\/em>.<br><em>At school she is better than me only in maths. These people differ from us in their food habits. In swimming, Gianni has more talent than his brother.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the pair <em>vado in palestra<\/em> (to the gym, generic) against <em>vado alla palestra nuova<\/em> (to the new gym, a specific one with an article). Specific places with an article normally take <em>a + article<\/em>, not <em>in<\/em>. And note the fixed set of rooms that take <em>in<\/em> without article: <em>in cucina, in bagno, in camera, in salotto, in giardino, in ufficio<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-h2-con-14928 gb-headline-text\" id=\"preposition-con\">CON: with (company, means, manner)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Con<\/em> is the easiest of the eight. It tracks English &#8220;with&#8221; closely. It marks company and union, the specific means used to do something, the way something is done, a cause, a feature of an object, and occasionally a penalty. Six relations, each with example sentences:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Company and union: <em>Ieri sera siamo usciti con alcuni amici. Non mi piace il caff&egrave; con il latte. Mi piace stare con te<\/em>.<br><em>Last night we went out with some friends. I don&#8217;t like coffee with milk. I like being with you.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Specific means of transport: <em>Maurizio e Stefania sono arrivati con la loro macchina. Preferisco viaggiare con il treno, piuttosto che con l&#8217;aereo<\/em>.<br><em>Maurizio and Stefania arrived with their car. I prefer travelling by train rather than by plane.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Manner: <em>Devi guidare con prudenza, se vuoi evitare incidenti. Ha reagito con rabbia alla brutta notizia. Devi imparare a perdere con eleganza<\/em>.<br><em>You have to drive carefully to avoid accidents. He reacted with anger to the bad news. You must learn to lose with grace.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Cause (everyday): <em>Con questo brutto tempo &egrave; meglio non uscire. Con tutto il vino che ha bevuto, non mi ha riconosciuto. Non posso studiare con questo caldo!<\/em><br><em>With this bad weather it&#8217;s better not to go out. With all the wine he drank, he didn&#8217;t recognise me. I can&#8217;t study in this heat!<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Feature, quality of an object: <em>Ti piacciono le scarpe con il tacco alto? Finalmente hai comprato un&#8217;auto con l&#8217;aria condizionata! Luciano porta spesso maglioni con il collo alto<\/em>.<br><em>Do you like high-heel shoes? At last you bought a car with air conditioning! Luciano often wears high-neck sweaters.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Penalty, punishment (more formal): <em>L&#8217;assassino &egrave; stato punito con il carcere a vita. Furono tutti condannati e puniti con l&#8217;esilio. Sono stato punito con una grossa multa<\/em>.<br><em>The murderer was punished with a life sentence. They were all sentenced and punished with exile. I was punished with a hefty fine.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The fused forms <em>col<\/em> (con + il) and <em>coi<\/em> (con + i) still exist, but modern Italian usually keeps <em>con<\/em> separate: <em>con il treno<\/em>, not <em>col treno<\/em>. You will meet <em>col<\/em> in books and songs more often than in everyday writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-h2-su-14928 gb-headline-text\" id=\"preposition-su\">SU: on, about, roughly<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Su<\/em> places something over a surface, introduces a topic, gives an approximate age or quantity, describes a manner, and sometimes works as a partitive (something out of a total). It fuses with the article in every form: <em>sul, sulla, sugli, sui, sulle, sullo<\/em>. Six relations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On a surface or on top of something: <em>Ieri pomeriggio siamo saliti sulla cupola del Brunelleschi. Il cane di Luisa dorme sempre sul divano. Sono state fatte molte spedizioni sul Monte Bianco<\/em>.<br><em>Yesterday afternoon we climbed up Brunelleschi&#8217;s dome. Luisa&#8217;s dog always sleeps on the sofa. Many expeditions were made on Mont Blanc.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Topic (written or academic): <em>Il professore ha tenuto una lezione sul Rinascimento. Quest&#8217;anno seguo il corso su Dante e la Divina Commedia. Ho letto un bel libro sulla vita di Gandhi<\/em>.<br><em>The professor gave a lecture on the Renaissance. This year I&#8217;m following the course on Dante and the Divine Comedy. I read a lovely book on Gandhi&#8217;s life.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Approximate age: <em>La madre di Massimo &egrave; una donna sui quarant&#8217;anni. Il mio dentista &egrave; un uomo sulla cinquantina. Si comincia a essere un po&#8217; pi&ugrave; responsabili sui trent&#8217;anni<\/em>.<br><em>Massimo&#8217;s mother is a woman in her forties. My dentist is a man around fifty. You start becoming a bit more responsible in your thirties.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Manner: <em>Il vestito di Maria &egrave; fatto su misura. Il dottore riceve solo su appuntamento. Dici sul serio? Non posso crederci!<\/em><br><em>Maria&#8217;s dress is tailor-made. The doctor sees patients by appointment only. Are you serious? I can&#8217;t believe it!<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Partitive (out of a total): <em>Nella nostra scuola su cento studenti, ottanta sono donne. Su un totale di trenta persone solo una ha voluto rispondere. In Parlamento nove partiti su dieci hanno votato &#8220;s&igrave;&#8221;<\/em>.<br><em>In our school out of a hundred students, eighty are women. Out of thirty people only one replied. In Parliament nine parties out of ten voted yes.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Approximate quantity, measure: <em>Questa valigia pesa sui 15 chili. L&#8217;uomo era alto sul metro e ottanta. &Egrave; un libro sulle 500 pagine: lungo, difficile e faticoso<\/em>.<br><em>This suitcase weighs around 15 kilos. The man was about one metre eighty tall. It&#8217;s a book of around 500 pages: long, hard and tiring.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For topics in conversation, <em>di<\/em> and <em>su<\/em> both work with a slight shade: <em>parlare di<\/em> is more neutral, <em>parlare su<\/em> suggests a longer, more formal discussion. In everyday talk, <em>di<\/em> wins, and this is one of the nicer overlaps among Italian prepositions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-h2-per-14928 gb-headline-text\" id=\"preposition-per\">PER: for, through, in order to<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Per<\/em> stretches over several English prepositions: &#8220;for&#8221;, &#8220;through&#8221;, &#8220;by&#8221;, &#8220;in order to&#8221;, even &#8220;during&#8221;. It never fuses with the article, which makes it easy to spot in a sentence. Eleven jobs worth knowing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Going through a place, destination: <em>Quando siamo andati a Parigi, siamo passati per la Svizzera. I miei genitori sono partiti per gli Stati Uniti. I treni notturni non transitano per la stazione centrale<\/em>.<br><em>When we went to Paris we passed through Switzerland. My parents left for the United States. Night trains don&#8217;t stop at the central station.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Duration (closed block of time): <em>Ieri ho guardato la TV per tutto il pomeriggio. Ragazzi, dovete fare questi esercizi per domani. Ho vissuto per molti anni a Oslo<\/em>.<br><em>Yesterday I watched TV all afternoon. Kids, you must do these exercises by tomorrow. I lived in Oslo for many years.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Purpose with infinitive: <em>Per parlare bene una lingua occorre tempo e pazienza. Perch&eacute; scioperate? Per protestare contro il governo. Studio per l&#8217;esame di Storia dell&#8217;Arte<\/em>.<br><em>To speak a language well you need time and patience. Why are you on strike? To protest against the government. I&#8217;m studying for the Art History exam.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Means (formal, written): <em>Ti spedir&ograve; la lettera per posta. Giulia mi ha raccontato tutto per telefono. Se il pacco &egrave; urgente, te lo posso mandare per corriere<\/em>.<br><em>I&#8217;ll send you the letter by mail. Giulia told me everything over the phone. If the package is urgent, I can send it by courier.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Manner: <em>Non arrabbiarti, lo dicevo solo per scherzo. Talvolta le grandi scoperte scientifiche avvengono per caso. Il modulo va spedito per iscritto alla segreteria<\/em>.<br><em>Don&#8217;t get angry, I was only joking. Sometimes big scientific discoveries happen by chance. The form must be sent in writing to the office.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Cause (formal): <em>Il direttore &egrave; assente per malattia. La nostra squadra ha perso per l&#8217;incapacit&agrave; dell&#8217;allenatore. Per il maltempo, l&#8217;aereo partir&agrave; in ritardo<\/em>.<br><em>The manager is absent due to illness. Our team lost because of the coach&#8217;s incompetence. Because of the bad weather, the plane will depart late.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Fault: <em>Ha preso una multa per essere passato con il semaforo rosso. L&#8217;uomo fu condannato per omicidio. La legge prevede severe condanne per la violenza sessuale<\/em>.<br><em>He got a fine for running a red light. The man was convicted of murder. The law imposes severe penalties for sexual violence.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Advantage or disadvantage: <em>Lavora esclusivamente per il benessere della sua famiglia. Ricordati che tutto questo lo faccio per te. Se non volete credermi, peggio per voi<\/em>.<br><em>He works only for his family&#8217;s welfare. Remember, I&#8217;m doing all this for you. If you don&#8217;t want to believe me, too bad for you.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Price: <em>Ho comprato questa scultura per pochi soldi in un mercatino. Ha venduto tutti i gioielli di famiglia per circa 150.000 Euro. Questo mobile del &#8216;600 l&#8217;ho vinto all&#8217;asta per soli 2.500 Euro<\/em>.<br><em>I bought this sculpture for next to nothing at a flea market. He sold all the family jewels for around 150,000 euros. I won this seventeenth-century piece at auction for only 2,500 euros.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Quantity, extent: <em>La polizia ha seguito i rapinatori per pi&ugrave; di dieci chilometri. L&#8217;esercito avanz&ograve; per circa tre miglia nel territorio nemico. L&#8217;Italia si estende per 300.000 chilometri quadrati<\/em>.<br><em>The police followed the robbers for more than ten kilometres. The army advanced about three miles into enemy territory. Italy covers 300,000 square kilometres.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Limitation: <em>&Egrave; superiore a tutti solo per la sua straordinaria intuizione. Per questa volta ti perdono, ma ricordati di non farlo mai pi&ugrave;! Posso dormire a casa vostra solo per qualche giorno?<\/em><br><em>He&#8217;s superior to all only because of his intuition. For this time I forgive you, but never do it again! Can I sleep at your place for just a few days?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Notice the difference between <em>per tre ore<\/em> (a closed block of time) and <em>da tre ore<\/em> (still going). &#8220;I&#8217;ve been waiting for three hours&#8221; is <em>Aspetto da tre ore<\/em>; &#8220;I waited for three hours, then left&#8221; is <em>Ho aspettato per tre ore, poi sono andato via<\/em>. This <em>da<\/em> vs <em>per<\/em> split is one of the most quoted pain points among Italian prepositions for English speakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-h2-tra-14928 gb-headline-text\" id=\"preposition-tra-fra\">TRA and FRA: between, among, in (future time)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tra<\/em> and <em>fra<\/em> are the same preposition. Italians pick one or the other to avoid an ugly repetition of sounds: <em>fra treni<\/em> sounds better than <em>tra treni<\/em>, <em>tra fratelli<\/em> sounds better than <em>fra fratelli<\/em>. Meaning and grammar are identical. Four relations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Between two places or items: <em>Questa &egrave; la linea di confine fra l&#8217;Italia e la Svizzera. Ho trovato una vecchia lettera fra i libri nello scaffale. San Gimignano si trova tra Firenze e Siena<\/em>.<br><em>This is the border between Italy and Switzerland. I found an old letter among the books on the shelf. San Gimignano sits between Florence and Siena.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Time in the future: <em>Partir&ograve; fra una settimana. Tra pochi minuti sar&ograve; da te. La partita comincer&agrave; fra un&#8217;ora<\/em>.<br><em>I&#8217;ll leave in a week. I&#8217;ll be at your place in a few minutes. The match will start in an hour.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Partitive (among a group): <em>Tra gli ultimi libri che ho letto, questo &egrave; il pi&ugrave; bello. Paolo &egrave; il pi&ugrave; generoso fra noi tutti. Fra tutti questi bei vestiti, non so quale scegliere<\/em>.<br><em>Among the last books I read, this is the best. Paolo is the most generous of us all. Among all these lovely clothes, I can&#8217;t pick one.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Relationship: <em>Fra me e la mia famiglia ci sono ottimi rapporti. Basta! Non voglio pi&ugrave; vederti! Tra noi tutto &egrave; finito! Ci sono molte somiglianze fra la Terra e il pianeta Venere<\/em>.<br><em>My family and I have an excellent relationship. Enough! I don&#8217;t want to see you any more! Between us it&#8217;s all over! There are many similarities between Earth and Venus.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For the English &#8220;in&#8221; meaning &#8220;within a period&#8221; (<em>I&#8217;ll finish it in an hour<\/em>), Italian uses <em>tra\/fra<\/em>, not <em>in<\/em>. <em>Lo finisco tra un&#8217;ora<\/em>, not <em>lo finisco in un&#8217;ora<\/em> (that would mean &#8220;it takes me an hour to finish it&#8221;, a different idea).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-h2-art-14928 gb-headline-text\" id=\"articulated-prepositions\">Preposizioni articolate: when Italian prepositions meet the article<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Five of the simple Italian prepositions, <em>di, a, da, in, su<\/em>, fuse with the definite article into a single word. These combined forms are called <em>preposizioni articolate<\/em>, and they follow a tight pattern. Once you see the grid, the surprise disappears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>&nbsp;<\/th><th>il<\/th><th>lo<\/th><th>la<\/th><th>l&#8217;<\/th><th>i<\/th><th>gli<\/th><th>le<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>di<\/strong><\/td><td>del<\/td><td>dello<\/td><td>della<\/td><td>dell&#8217;<\/td><td>dei<\/td><td>degli<\/td><td>delle<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>a<\/strong><\/td><td>al<\/td><td>allo<\/td><td>alla<\/td><td>all&#8217;<\/td><td>ai<\/td><td>agli<\/td><td>alle<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>da<\/strong><\/td><td>dal<\/td><td>dallo<\/td><td>dalla<\/td><td>dall&#8217;<\/td><td>dai<\/td><td>dagli<\/td><td>dalle<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>in<\/strong><\/td><td>nel<\/td><td>nello<\/td><td>nella<\/td><td>nell&#8217;<\/td><td>nei<\/td><td>negli<\/td><td>nelle<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>su<\/strong><\/td><td>sul<\/td><td>sullo<\/td><td>sulla<\/td><td>sull&#8217;<\/td><td>sui<\/td><td>sugli<\/td><td>sulle<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Two quick notes. <em>In<\/em> becomes <em>ne-<\/em> (not <em>in-<\/em>) in the combined forms: <em>nel, nella, nei, negli<\/em>. <em>Con<\/em> and <em>per<\/em> do not fuse in modern writing; <em>col<\/em> and <em>pei<\/em> exist but sound dated. <em>Tra\/fra<\/em> never fuses. For a deeper dive into the <em>di + article<\/em> family used as a partitive (some, any), see the <a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-partitive-articles\/\">partitive articles guide<\/a>, or the <a href=\"https:\/\/it.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Preposizione_articolata\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikipedia entry on preposizioni articolate<\/a> for the full grid in Italian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-h2-verb-14928 gb-headline-text\" id=\"verb-plus-preposition\">Verb + preposition + infinitive: a, di, or nothing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Italian verbs often take another verb in the infinitive, and three behaviours split the field. Some verbs ask for one of the Italian prepositions like <em>a<\/em>, some ask for <em>di<\/em>, and some take the infinitive directly. There is no shortcut: every verb carries its preposition in the dictionary, and you learn them in chunks. Here is a practical grouping, with examples you can say out loud today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Verbs with <em>a<\/em> (beginning, motion, learning, intention): <em>cominciare a, iniziare a, mettersi a, andare a, venire a, tornare a, imparare a, insegnare a, riuscire a, continuare a, provare a, invitare a, aiutare a, costringere a, obbligare a, abituarsi a, decidersi a, preparare a<\/em>.<br><em>Comincio a capire. Vado a studiare. Sto imparando a cucinare. Insegno ai miei figli a leggere. Ho deciso di smettere e mi sono costretto a resistere.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Verbs with <em>di<\/em> (thought, opinion, saying, end of action): <em>pensare di, credere di, decidere di, finire di, smettere di, cessare di, cercare di, provare a, ricordarsi di, dimenticare di, sperare di, promettere di, accettare di, rifiutare di, avere paura di, avere bisogno di, avere voglia di, consigliare di, suggerire di<\/em>.<br><em>Penso di partire domani. Ho finito di leggere il libro. Ho smesso di fumare. Ricordati di chiudere la porta. Ti consiglio di studiare di pi&ugrave;.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Modal and a few others with no preposition: <em>dovere, potere, volere, sapere<\/em> (when it means &#8220;know how to&#8221;), <em>preferire, amare, desiderare, osare, gradire, lasciare, sentire, vedere, far (fare)<\/em>.<br><em>Devo partire. Posso entrare? Voglio mangiare. So nuotare. Preferisco tacere. Ho sentito qualcuno bussare. Fai sapere qualcosa.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Verbs with <em>da<\/em> (something to be done, passive flavour): <em>avere da, esserci da, dare da, pensare da, sentirsi da<\/em>.<br><em>Ho molto lavoro da fare. C&#8217;&egrave; da preparare la cena. Dammi qualcosa da bere. Non c&#8217;&egrave; niente da mangiare in frigo.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Verbs with <em>per<\/em> (purpose, especially after verbs of motion): <em>andare per, venire per, uscire per, partire per, passare per<\/em>.<br><em>Sono andato in libreria per comprare un dizionario. Esco un attimo per fare la spesa. Sono passato da te per vederti.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The cleanest way to internalise these Italian prepositions is to read short sentences aloud every day and copy the structure verbatim. You will start to feel which preposition fits before you can explain why. For a deeper reference on pronouns that attach to these infinitives, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-combined-pronouns\/\">combined pronouns guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-h2-mist-14928 gb-headline-text\" id=\"common-mistakes\">Common mistakes English speakers make with Italian prepositions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A short list of the slips that hit almost every learner in the first six months. These eight mistakes with Italian prepositions are the ones teachers correct most often. 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texts.signIn : texts.createAccount);\n                }\n            });\n        });\n    });\n    <\/script>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_prerequisite\">\n            <p>\n                You have to finish following quiz, to start this quiz:                <span><\/span>\n            <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_results\">\n            <h4 class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">Results<\/h4>\n                        <p class=\"wpProQuiz_time_limit_expired\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                Time has elapsed            <\/p>\n                            <p class=\"wpProQuiz_points\">\n                    You scored <span>0<\/span> out of <span>0<\/span> points, (<span>0<\/span>)                <\/p>\n                                        <div class=\"wpProQuiz_resultTable\">\n                    <table>\n                        <tbody>\n                        <tr>\n                            <td class=\"wpProQuiz_resultName\">Average score<\/td>\n                            <td class=\"wpProQuiz_resultValue\">\n                                <div style=\"background-color: #6CA54C;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n                                <span>&nbsp;<\/span>\n                            <\/td>\n                        <\/tr>\n                        <tr>\n                            <td class=\"wpProQuiz_resultName\">Your score<\/td>\n                            <td class=\"wpProQuiz_resultValue\">\n                                <div style=\"background-color: #F79646;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n                                <span>&nbsp;<\/span>\n                            <\/td>\n                        <\/tr>\n                        <\/tbody>\n                    <\/table>\n                <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"wpProQuiz_catOverview\" style=\"display:none;\">\n                <h4>Categories<\/h4>\n\n                <div style=\"margin-top: 10px;\">\n                    <ol>\n                                                    <li data-category_id=\"0\">\n                                <span class=\"wpProQuiz_catName\">Not categorized<\/span>\n                                <span class=\"wpProQuiz_catPercent\">0%<\/span>\n                            <\/li>\n                                            <\/ol>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div>\n                <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_resultsList\">\n                                            <li style=\"display: none;\">\n                            <div>\n                                <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[mepr-hide rules=&#8221;20810&#8243;][contact-form-7 id=&#8221;15171&#8243; title=&#8221;trial due colonne&#8221;][\/mepr-hide]<\/p>\n<p>[mepr-show rules=&#8221;20810&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Grazie per avere provato questo quiz.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Controlla il punteggio e riprovaci se vuoi. Riceverai il punteggio via email.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Se l&#8217;argomento ti interessa, possiamo parlarne a lezione.<\/p>\n<p>[\/mepr-show]<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div style=\"margin: 10px 0px;\">\n                                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewDiv\" style=\"display: none;\">\n            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewQuestion\">\n                <ol>\n                                            <li>1<\/li>\n                                            <li>2<\/li>\n                                            <li>3<\/li>\n                                            <li>4<\/li>\n                                    <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewLegend\">\n                <ol>\n                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewColor\" style=\"background-color: #6CA54C;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewText\">Answered<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewColor\" style=\"background-color: #FFB800;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewText\">Review<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div>\n                                    <input type=\"button\" name=\"review\" value=\"Review question\"\n                           class=\"wpProQuiz_button2\" style=\"float: left; display: block;\">\n                                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_quizAnker\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_quiz\">\n            <ol class=\"wpProQuiz_list\">\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>1<\/span> of <span>4<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: none;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>1<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">PARTE 1<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Scegli la preposizione semplice corretta<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h2>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"739\"\n                                data-type=\"cloze_answer\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                        &nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Preferisco studiare l'italiano (di - a - su)\u00a0<span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"2\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(di)<\/span><\/span> mattina.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Ho comprato una nuova bicicletta (da - di - per) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"2\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(da)<\/span><\/span> corsa.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Ho molta fretta adesso, non ho tempo (di - per - da)\u00a0<span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"2\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(da)<\/span><\/span> perdere.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>In Italia, si pu\u00f2 fumare (con - a - su)\u00a0<span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"1\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(a)<\/span><\/span> diciotto anni.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Ho rotto un bicchiere (da - di - con)\u00a0<span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"2\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(di)<\/span><\/span> cristallo.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Studio il tedesco (da - per - su)\u00a0<span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"2\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(da)<\/span><\/span> quindici anni.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Non ho tempo adesso, sto uscendo (di - a - tra)\u00a0<span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"2\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(di)<\/span><\/span> casa.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>C'\u00e8 un bel film in tiv\u00f9; inizia (in - tra - da)\u00a0<span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"3\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(tra)<\/span><\/span> cinque minuti.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Avevo\u00a0comprato sei uova ma sono scadute (tra - da - in) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"2\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(da)<\/span><\/span> una settimana.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Ho letto un bellissimo libro (per - su - con) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"2\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(su)<\/span><\/span> Nelson Mandela.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;                                    <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>\u2705 \u00a0Check your answers<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span class=\"blink_text\" style=\"font-size: 28pt; color: #ff0000;\">\u2193\u2193\u2193<\/span><\/p><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>\u2705 \u00a0Check your answers<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span class=\"blink_text\" style=\"font-size: 28pt; color: #ff0000;\">\u2193\u2193\u2193<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\">\n\n                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>2<\/span> of <span>4<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: none;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>2<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Parte 2<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Scrivi la preposizione semplice o articolata corretta<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><\/h2>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"740\"\n                                data-type=\"cloze_answer\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                        &nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Non \u00a0amo molto la montagna, preferisco andare in vacanza\u00a0<span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"2\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(al)<\/span><\/span> mare.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Voglio molto bene a Davide perch\u00e9 si comporta sempre\u00a0<span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"2\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(da)<\/span><\/span> amico.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Mentre giocavamo a calcio, il pallone \u00e8 finito\u00a0<span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"5\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(sull')<\/span><\/span> albero.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Questa sera andiamo\u00a0<span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"1\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(a)<\/span><\/span> teatro per la prima della \"<em>Aida\"<\/em>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Hanno parlato <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"5\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(dei, con i, coi)<\/span><\/span> loro figli per tutta la sera. Che noia!<\/li>\r\n \t<li>La madre di Federico \u00e8 una signora molto elegante\u00a0<span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"3\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(sui)<\/span><\/span> cinquant'anni.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"3\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(Fra, Tra)<\/span><\/span> me e mia sorella c'\u00e8 un bellissimo rapporto si amicizia.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Ho una paura incredibile di andare <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"3\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(dal)<\/span><\/span> dentista.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Il mio vicino di casa viene\u00a0<span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"5\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(dalla)<\/span><\/span> Colombia, si chiama Miguel.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Il presidente \u00e8 scappato con i soldi, l'ho letto\u00a0<span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"3\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(sul)<\/span><\/span> giornale!<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;                                    <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>\u2705 \u00a0Check your answers<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span class=\"blink_text\" style=\"font-size: 28pt; color: #ff0000;\">\u2193\u2193\u2193<\/span><\/p><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>\u2705 \u00a0Check your answers<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span class=\"blink_text\" style=\"font-size: 28pt; color: #ff0000;\">\u2193\u2193\u2193<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\">\n\n                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>3<\/span> of <span>4<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: none;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>3<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Parte 3<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Verbi e preposizioni<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">DI &#8211; A &#8211; PER<\/span><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><\/h2>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"741\"\n                                data-type=\"cloze_answer\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                        &nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Marianna studia\u00a0<span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"3\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(per)<\/span><\/span> diventare medico.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Io e mia moglie pensiamo\u00a0<span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"2\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(di)<\/span><\/span> andare in vacanza in Puglia, nel Salento.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>I miei figli iniziano\u00a0<span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"1\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(a)<\/span><\/span> cenare molto presto, verso le sei di sera.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>I clienti della nostra banca si impegnano\u00a0<span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"1\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(a)<\/span><\/span> restituire i prestiti in tempi molto brevi.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Sto risparmiando\u00a0<span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"3\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(per)<\/span><\/span> comprare una casa nuova insieme alla mia ragazza.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Mio marito ha smesso\u00a0<span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"2\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(di)<\/span><\/span> fumare una decina di anni fa.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Tutte le\u00a0mie amiche sognano\u00a0<span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"2\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(di)<\/span><\/span> sposare degli uomini ricchi, ma io no.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Ho provato\u00a0<span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"1\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(a)<\/span><\/span> mangiare il sashimi molte volte ma non mi piace il pesce crudo.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Fabio si diverte\u00a0<span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"1\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(a)<\/span><\/span> prendere in giro Davide perch\u00e9 si veste male.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>I giovani italiani vanno <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"3\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(per, a)<\/span><\/span> imparare l'inglese\u00a0a Londra, ma molti non ci riescono.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;                                    <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>\u2705 \u00a0Check your answers<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span class=\"blink_text\" style=\"font-size: 28pt; color: #ff0000;\">\u2193\u2193\u2193<\/span><\/p><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>\u2705 \u00a0Check your answers<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span class=\"blink_text\" style=\"font-size: 28pt; color: #ff0000;\">\u2193\u2193\u2193<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                        \n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\">\n\n                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>4<\/span> of <span>4<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: none;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>4<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Parte 4<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Seleziona le frasi GIUSTE<\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><\/h2>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"742\"\n                                data-type=\"multiple\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_184_742\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> Non vedo Luigi per molti anni.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_184_742\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> Oggi un bambino \u00e8 caduto sulla bicicletta e si \u00e8 fatto male.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_184_742\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> Vado a fare un giro in bicicletta, torno subito.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_184_742\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> Non vedo l&#039;ora di vederti!                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"4\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_184_742\"\n                                                       value=\"5\"> In treno e in aereo \u00e8 vietato di fumare.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"5\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_184_742\"\n                                                       value=\"6\"> Una famiglia inglese che conosco ha comprato una casa a Toscana in Siena.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"6\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_184_742\"\n                                                       value=\"7\"> Questa sera ho deciso di non uscire. Rimango a casa                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"7\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_184_742\"\n                                                       value=\"8\"> Mio marito \u00e8 andato dal dottore alle sette di sera in macchina.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"8\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_184_742\"\n                                                       value=\"9\"> Quando vado all&#039;osteria, vedo sempre dei vecchi che parlano di calcio.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"9\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_184_742\"\n                                                       value=\"10\"> Mi piace fare colazione in letto quando vado a un albergo.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"10\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_184_742\"\n                                                       value=\"11\"> In Africa ci sono tanti animali feroci che vivono sulla foresta.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"11\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_184_742\"\n                                                       value=\"12\"> Mio figlio va in piscina due volte alla settimana con i suoi amici.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span 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class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Di describes a characteristic or composition of the noun: carta di credito is a card that grants credit, bicchiere di vetro is a glass made of glass. Da describes the purpose or destination of the noun: orologio da polso is a watch for the wrist, scarpe da corsa are shoes for running, abbigliamento da lavoro is clothing meant for work. The line is thin, and the safest habit is to memorise the whole phrase.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-b\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Why is it a Roma but in Italia?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Italian uses a with points on the map (cities, small towns, small islands): a Roma, a Bologna, a Capri. It uses in with areas that have borders (countries, regions, continents, large islands): in Italia, in Toscana, in Sardegna, in Europa. A few large islands take a (a Cuba, a Malta) because they do not use the definite article; the rest follow the city rule.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-c\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Is it andare al cinema or andare in cinema?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Andare al cinema. Public places traditionally treated as specific venues (the cinema, the theatre, the market, the supermarket, the office, the bathroom) take a with the article: al cinema, al teatro, al mercato, al supermercato, in ufficio, in bagno. Two of them flip to in without article (in ufficio, in bagno). These do not follow a tidy rule, they travel in fixed phrases you pick up one at a time.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-d\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">How do I translate I have lived in Italy for five years with da or per?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Use da with the present tense: vivo in Italia da cinque anni. Italian keeps the verb in the present because the action is still going on. Per (ho vissuto in Italia per cinque anni) closes the block of time and means that the living is over. If you are still there, it is da; if you left, it is per with the passato prossimo.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-e\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Do I say vado in macchina or vado con la macchina?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Both are correct. In macchina is the default way of saying you go somewhere by car as a generic means of transport, just like in treno, in autobus, in bicicletta. Con la macchina stresses the specific car or opposes it to another option (oggi vado con la macchina di mio fratello, or con la macchina non con l&#8217;autobus). The same split applies to most vehicles.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-f\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Why do we say dal dottore and not al dottore?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Italian uses da with a person or somebody&#8217;s workplace, not a: vado dal dottore, dal dentista, dal panettiere, dalla mia amica. The preposition signals motion toward the person or toward the place where that person is. It matches French chez. Al dottore is not wrong in every context, but it sounds off for the everyday I&#8217;m going to the doctor&#8217;s.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-g\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">When do I use a, di, or nothing before an infinitive?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>It depends on the main verb. Verbs of beginning, motion, and intention take a (cominciare a, andare a, imparare a, riuscire a). Verbs of thinking, deciding, finishing take di (pensare di, decidere di, finire di, sperare di). Modal verbs (dovere, potere, volere) and a short list of others (preferire, amare, desiderare, sapere fare qualcosa) take the infinitive with no preposition. The only real shortcut is to learn each verb together with its preposition.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-h2-rel-14928 gb-headline-text\" id=\"related-guides\">Keep learning: related guides<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>These five guides pair well with the topic of Italian prepositions. They deepen the parts of the grammar that lean on prepositions the most, from partitive articles to verbs, pronouns, and nouns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-partitive-articles\/\">Italian Partitive Articles: del, dello, della, dei, degli, delle<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-compound-prepositions\/\">Italian Compound Prepositions: del, al, dallo, nella, sui<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-nouns\/\">Italian Nouns: 7 Rules for Gender and Plurals<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-combined-pronouns\/\">Italian Combined Pronouns: me lo, te la, glielo<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-piacere\/\">Italian Piacere: Why It Works Upside-Down<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#x1F50D; Cosa impareremo oggi &#x1F4D6; On this page Italian prepositions are eight very small words that do a very large amount of work. Di, a, da, in, con, su, per, tra (and its twin fra) carry meaning about place, time, origin, purpose, material, manner, age, quantity, cause, comparison, and much more. 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