{"id":23485,"date":"2019-05-13T23:57:59","date_gmt":"2019-05-13T14:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/?p=23485"},"modified":"2026-04-29T05:16:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T20:16:42","slug":"italian-preposition-di","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-preposition-di\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Preposition DI: The Complete Guide for English Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-tldr-italian-preposition-di\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p><strong>TL;DR.<\/strong> Italian preposition DI marks possession (la casa di Marco), origin with essere (sono di Milano), material (di lino), topic (di politica), time of day (di sera), specification (di storia), comparison (pi\u00f9 alto di me), partitive (del pane), and links many verbs\/adjectives to their complement.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The italian preposition DI is the most frequent preposition in the language and the most overworked. It marks possession (<em>la macchina di Marco<\/em>), origin (<em>sono di Milano<\/em>), material (<em>una borsa di pelle<\/em>), topic (<em>parlare di politica<\/em>), time of day (<em>di sera<\/em>), specification (<em>un libro di storia<\/em>), comparison (<em>pi\u00f9 alto di me<\/em>), cause (<em>tremare di freddo<\/em>), manner (<em>di corsa<\/em>), partitive (<em>del pane<\/em>), and links dozens of verbs and adjectives to their complement (<em>cercare di, pieno di<\/em>). On top of that DI builds a dense layer of fixed idioms that natives drop without thinking: <em>di punto in bianco, di gran lunga, di nuovo, di nascosto<\/em>. This A2 guide walks through every job DI does, with original examples, the five traps English speakers fall into, an enoteca dialogue in Verona, a cheat sheet, a collapsible mini-challenge, and a quiz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color:#ab2227;color:#ab2227\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-di-toc\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-di-toc-title gb-headline-text\">Cosa impareremo oggi<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">\ud83d\udc46\ud83c\udffb Jump to section<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#rule\">The rule: italian preposition DI in one line<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#core\">Six core uses: possession, origin, material, topic, time, specification<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#extended\">Six extended uses: quantity, comparison, cause, manner, partitive, articulated<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#verb-di\">Verbs and adjectives that take DI<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#idioms\">Twelve idioms with DI<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#traps\">Five traps for English speakers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#cheat-sheet\">Cheat sheet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#dialog\">Dialogue at the enoteca in Verona<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#faq\">Frequently asked questions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-h2-rule gb-headline-text\" id=\"rule\">The rule: italian preposition DI in one line<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The italian preposition DI links two nouns or a verb and its complement to express belonging, origin, content, or any kind of specification. The default English equivalent is <em>of<\/em>, but DI also covers <em>from<\/em> (origin), <em>about<\/em> (topic), <em>in<\/em> (time of day), <em>than<\/em> (comparison), <em>with<\/em> (manner), and a long list of cases where English would use no preposition at all. The structure is rigid: noun + DI + noun, verb + DI + infinitive, adjective + DI + noun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DI contracts with the definite article: <em>di + il = del, di + la = della, di + lo = dello, di + i = dei, di + le = delle, di + gli = degli, di + l&#8217; = dell&#8217;<\/em>. The contracted forms are not optional. <em>La casa di il professore<\/em> is wrong; <em>la casa del professore<\/em> is right.<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-h2-core gb-headline-text\" id=\"core\">Six core uses: possession, origin, material, topic, time, specification<\/h2>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use 1: Possession (whose)<\/h3>\n\n<p>DI builds the genitive: who owns what. English uses the apostrophe-s; italian uses DI plus the owner&#8217;s name or noun.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-obs-poss\">\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udd0d Observe:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>La bicicletta <strong>di<\/strong> Sara \u00e8 in cantina. <em>Sara&#8217;s bicycle is in the cellar.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Il quaderno <strong>del<\/strong> ragazzo \u00e8 sul banco. <em>The boy&#8217;s notebook is on the desk.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Le chiavi <strong>della<\/strong> macchina sono sparite. <em>The car keys have disappeared.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>I libri <strong>dei<\/strong> nonni sono al primo piano. <em>The grandparents&#8217; books are on the first floor.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use 2: Origin (where you are from)<\/h3>\n\n<p>To say where you come from with the verb <em>essere<\/em>, italian uses DI plus the city. With <em>venire<\/em> the preposition switches to DA: <em>vengo da Roma<\/em>. This split surprises English speakers, who use <em>from<\/em> in both cases.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-obs-origin\">\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udd0d Observe:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sono <strong>di<\/strong> Trieste, ma vivo a Bologna da dieci anni. <em>I am from Trieste, but I have lived in Bologna for ten years.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Mio padre \u00e8 <strong>di<\/strong> un piccolo paese in provincia di Lecce. <em>My father is from a small village near Lecce.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Tutti i miei colleghi sono <strong>di<\/strong> Milano o <strong>di<\/strong> Torino. <em>All my colleagues are from Milan or Turin.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use 3: Material (what something is made of)<\/h3>\n\n<p>DI introduces the material of an object. English usually uses <em>made of<\/em> or no preposition at all (<em>a leather bag<\/em>); italian always uses DI.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-obs-material\">\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udd0d Observe:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Vorrei una giacca <strong>di<\/strong> lino. <em>I would like a linen jacket.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Ha comprato una panchina <strong>di<\/strong> ferro per il giardino. <em>He bought an iron bench for the garden.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Il pavimento della cucina \u00e8 <strong>di<\/strong> marmo. <em>The kitchen floor is marble.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use 4: Topic (about what)<\/h3>\n\n<p>To say <em>about<\/em> after verbs of speaking, thinking, writing, italian uses DI. After <em>parlare<\/em> you can also use SU for a more academic flavour, but DI is the everyday choice.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-obs-topic\">\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udd0d Observe:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Non parliamo <strong>di<\/strong> politica a tavola, per favore. <em>Let&#8217;s not talk about politics at the dinner table, please.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Marta ha scritto un articolo <strong>sulla<\/strong> Resistenza italiana (formal: SU). <em>Marta wrote an article on the Italian Resistance.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Penso spesso <strong>al<\/strong> trasloco (here pensare A, not DI: pensare DI = consider doing something). <em>I often think about the move.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use 5: Time of day (when)<\/h3>\n\n<p>DI marks the part of the day or season as a habitual frame: <em>di mattina, di pomeriggio, di sera, di notte, d&#8217;estate, d&#8217;inverno<\/em>. For a one-off appointment italian uses other prepositions (<em>alle nove<\/em>, <em>nel pomeriggio<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-obs-time\">\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udd0d Observe:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Di<\/strong> mattina prendo il tram, <strong>di<\/strong> sera torno a piedi. <em>In the morning I take the tram, in the evening I walk home.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Mio nonno legge il giornale solo <strong>di<\/strong> domenica. <em>My grandfather reads the newspaper only on Sundays.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>D&#8217;<\/strong>estate andiamo sempre nelle Marche. <em>In summer we always go to Le Marche.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use 6: Specification (what kind)<\/h3>\n\n<p>DI specifies the field or type a noun belongs to: <em>un libro di storia<\/em> = a history book, <em>un corso di yoga<\/em> = a yoga course. English usually drops the preposition; italian keeps DI.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-obs-spec\">\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udd0d Observe:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mi serve un dizionario <strong>di<\/strong> sinonimi. <em>I need a thesaurus.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Stefano insegna in una scuola <strong>di<\/strong> musica. <em>Stefano teaches at a music school.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Compro spesso ricette <strong>di<\/strong> cucina veneta. <em>I often buy Venetian cooking recipes.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ms1-core-dida\">\n<p><strong>\ud83c\udfaf Mini-Challenge:<\/strong> six core uses<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sara&#8217;s bicycle is in the cellar.<\/li>\n<li>I am from Trieste.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>La bicicletta di Sara \u00e8 in cantina.<\/li>\n<li>Sono di Trieste.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-h2-extended gb-headline-text\" id=\"extended\">Six extended uses: quantity, comparison, cause, manner, partitive, articulated<\/h2>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use 7: Quantity and measure<\/h3>\n\n<p>After a measure (litre, kilo, glass, slice, plate) DI links the container to its content. The same structure works for age, height, weight, and price.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-obs-quantity\">\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udd0d Observe:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Vorrei un bicchiere <strong>di<\/strong> vino rosso. <em>I would like a glass of red wine.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Ha comprato due chili <strong>di<\/strong> patate al mercato. <em>She bought two kilos of potatoes at the market.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Ho una nipote <strong>di<\/strong> tre anni che parla gi\u00e0 due lingue. <em>I have a three-year-old niece who already speaks two languages.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use 8: Comparison (than)<\/h3>\n\n<p>For inequality between two nouns or pronouns, italian uses DI: <em>pi\u00f9 alto di me, meno caro del tuo<\/em>. With contracted articles use <em>del, della, dei, delle<\/em>. The full guide on this is the <a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-comparatives-and-superlatives\/\">italian comparatives and superlatives guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-obs-comp\">\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udd0d Observe:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lucia \u00e8 pi\u00f9 giovane <strong>di<\/strong> Marta. <em>Lucia is younger than Marta.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Il treno \u00e8 meno costoso <strong>dell&#8217;<\/strong>aereo. <em>The train is cheaper than the plane.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>I tuoi appunti sono migliori <strong>dei<\/strong> miei. <em>Your notes are better than mine.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use 9: Cause (with verbs of emotion)<\/h3>\n\n<p>After verbs like <em>tremare, piangere, ridere, morire<\/em> (figurative), DI introduces what triggers the reaction.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-obs-cause\">\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udd0d Observe:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Il bambino tremava <strong>di<\/strong> freddo dopo il bagno. <em>The child was shivering with cold after the bath.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Stiamo morendo <strong>di<\/strong> fame, \u00e8 ora di cenare. <em>We&#8217;re starving, it&#8217;s dinner time.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Quando le ho dato la notizia, ha pianto <strong>di<\/strong> gioia. <em>When I gave her the news, she cried with joy.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use 10: Manner (how)<\/h3>\n\n<p>DI introduces a fixed adverbial expression for the way an action is done: <em>di corsa, di nascosto, di fretta<\/em>. Many of these become idioms (see section below).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-obs-manner\">\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udd0d Observe:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sono uscita <strong>di<\/strong> corsa, ho dimenticato l&#8217;ombrello. <em>I rushed out, I forgot the umbrella.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Hanno mangiato <strong>di<\/strong> fretta e sono scappati al cinema. <em>They ate quickly and ran off to the cinema.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>I bambini ci hanno guardato <strong>di<\/strong> sbieco. <em>The children gave us a sideways look.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use 11: Partitive (some, any)<\/h3>\n\n<p>The articulated DI (<em>del, della, dei, delle<\/em>) plays the role of <em>some<\/em> or <em>any<\/em>: <em>del pane<\/em> = some bread, <em>della frutta<\/em> = some fruit. English often drops it; italian uses it especially in the singular for uncountables and in the plural for countables. In negative sentences it usually disappears: <em>non ho pane<\/em>, not <em>non ho del pane<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-obs-part\">\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udd0d Observe:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Vorrei <strong>del<\/strong> pane integrale e <strong>della<\/strong> mozzarella. <em>I would like some wholewheat bread and some mozzarella.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Ho preparato <strong>dei<\/strong> tramezzini per il viaggio. <em>I made some sandwiches for the trip.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Non ho zucchero in casa, mi presti un po&#8217; del tuo? <em>I have no sugar at home, can you lend me some of yours?<\/em> (no <em>del<\/em> in negative)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use 12: Articulated DI (del, della, dei, delle)<\/h3>\n\n<p>When DI meets a definite article, the two fuse. The contracted forms work for every job listed above (possession, partitive, comparison, etc.). Memorise the table early: it pays off across all italian prepositions. Compare with the parallel uses in our <a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-di-vs-da\/\">Italian DI vs DA guide<\/a> and our <a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-preposition-a\/\">Italian Preposition A guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-obs-articulated\">\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udd0d Articulated forms:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>di + il = <strong>del<\/strong> (del professore, del libro)<\/li>\n<li>di + lo = <strong>dello<\/strong> (dello zaino, dello studente)<\/li>\n<li>di + la = <strong>della<\/strong> (della casa, della professoressa)<\/li>\n<li>di + l&#8217; = <strong>dell&#8217;<\/strong> (dell&#8217;amico, dell&#8217;universit\u00e0)<\/li>\n<li>di + i = <strong>dei<\/strong> (dei bambini, dei colleghi)<\/li>\n<li>di + gli = <strong>degli<\/strong> (degli zii, degli studenti)<\/li>\n<li>di + le = <strong>delle<\/strong> (delle ragazze, delle scarpe)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ms2-ext-dida\">\n<p><strong>\ud83c\udfaf Mini-Challenge:<\/strong> extended (quantity, comparison, partitive)<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I would like a kilo of cherries.<\/li>\n<li>Lucia is younger than Marta.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Vorrei un chilo di ciliegie.<\/li>\n<li>Lucia \u00e8 pi\u00f9 giovane di Marta.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-h2-verb-di gb-headline-text\" id=\"verb-di\">Verbs and adjectives that take DI<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A long list of italian verbs requires DI before an infinitive or a noun. The pairing is fixed: you cannot swap DI for another preposition without changing the meaning or breaking the sentence. Memorise the verb together with its preposition the same way you would memorise an English phrasal verb (think of <em>depend on<\/em>, not <em>depend<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Verbs + DI + infinitive<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-obs-verb-di\">\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udd0d Common pairings:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ho deciso <strong>di<\/strong> cambiare lavoro l&#8217;anno prossimo. <em>I have decided to change jobs next year.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Cerca <strong>di<\/strong> arrivare in orario, ti prego. <em>Try to be on time, please.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Ho finito <strong>di<\/strong> leggere il romanzo ieri sera. <em>I finished reading the novel yesterday evening.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Ti chiedo <strong>di<\/strong> non fumare in salotto. <em>I&#8217;m asking you not to smoke in the living room.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Spero <strong>di<\/strong> rivederti presto a Bologna. <em>I hope to see you again soon in Bologna.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Pensiamo <strong>di<\/strong> partire venerd\u00ec mattina. <em>We are thinking of leaving on Friday morning.<\/em> (pensare DI = consider doing)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Other frequent verbs in this group: <em>credere di, dire di, sapere di, ricordare di, dimenticare di, smettere di, cominciare a (with A, not DI), riuscire a (with A, not DI), rifiutare di, accettare di, decidere di, suggerire di, consigliare di, proporre di<\/em>. Cross-reference with our deeper guide on <a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-verbs-followed-preposition-di\/\">italian verbs followed by the preposition DI<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Adjectives + DI + noun or infinitive<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-obs-adj-di\">\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udd0d Common pairings:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sono contento <strong>di<\/strong> rivederti dopo tanti anni. <em>I&#8217;m happy to see you again after all these years.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Il bicchiere \u00e8 pieno <strong>di<\/strong> acqua frizzante. <em>The glass is full of sparkling water.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Siamo stanchi <strong>di<\/strong> aspettare il treno. <em>We are tired of waiting for the train.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Sono sicuro <strong>della<\/strong> sua onest\u00e0. <em>I am sure of his honesty.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Era capace <strong>di<\/strong> camminare ore senza stancarsi. <em>He was able to walk for hours without getting tired.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ms3-vd-dida\">\n<p><strong>\ud83c\udfaf Mini-Challenge:<\/strong> verbs and adjectives + DI<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Try to be on time. (cercare)<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;m happy to see you. (contento)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Cerca di arrivare in orario.<\/li>\n<li>Sono contento di rivederti.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-h2-idioms gb-headline-text\" id=\"idioms\">Twelve idioms with DI<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>These twelve fixed expressions cover most of the DI idioms you will hear in daily Italian conversation. Use them sparingly at first: dropping <em>di punto in bianco<\/em> in the right moment is much more effective than scattering five idioms in one sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-obs-idioms\">\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Di punto in bianco<\/strong> (out of the blue): mentre parlavamo, <strong>di punto in bianco<\/strong> Sara si \u00e8 alzata e se n&#8217;\u00e8 andata.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Di gran lunga<\/strong> (by far): la pizzeria di via Garibaldi \u00e8 <strong>di gran lunga<\/strong> la migliore di Lecce.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Di nuovo<\/strong> (again): hai sbagliato strada <strong>di nuovo<\/strong>, prendi quella a destra.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Di nascosto<\/strong> (secretly): sono uscita <strong>di nascosto<\/strong> per non svegliare il bambino.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Di male in peggio<\/strong> (from bad to worse): da quando hanno cambiato direttore, l&#8217;azienda va <strong>di male in peggio<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Di buon umore<\/strong> \/ <strong>di cattivo umore<\/strong> (in a good\/bad mood): stamattina la professoressa \u00e8 <strong>di cattivo umore<\/strong>, attenti.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Di tutti i colori<\/strong> (all sorts of trouble): i ragazzi ne hanno combinate <strong>di tutti i colori<\/strong> al campeggio.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Di quando in quando<\/strong> (from time to time): <strong>di quando in quando<\/strong> mi piace cenare in trattoria da solo.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Di buon grado<\/strong> (gladly): ha accettato <strong>di buon grado<\/strong> di accompagnarci all&#8217;aeroporto.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Di proposito<\/strong> (on purpose): non l&#8217;ho fatto <strong>di proposito<\/strong>, mi dispiace.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Di sicuro<\/strong> (for sure): <strong>di sicuro<\/strong> Marco si \u00e8 dimenticato dell&#8217;appuntamento.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Di solito<\/strong> (usually): <strong>di solito<\/strong> il sabato facciamo la spesa al mercato di Campo de&#8217; Fiori.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ms4-idi-dida\">\n<p><strong>\ud83c\udfaf Mini-Challenge:<\/strong> DI idioms<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He arrived out of the blue.<\/li>\n<li>Usually I shop at the market.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\u00c8 arrivato di punto in bianco.<\/li>\n<li>Di solito faccio la spesa al mercato.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-h2-traps gb-headline-text\" id=\"traps\">Five traps for English speakers<\/h2>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trap 1: origin with essere uses DI, with venire uses DA<\/h3>\n\n<p>English uses <em>from<\/em> for both: <em>I am from Naples, I come from Naples<\/em>. Italian splits the work: <em>sono di Napoli<\/em> but <em>vengo da Napoli<\/em>. Mix the two and you sound off.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trap 2: pensare DI vs pensare A<\/h3>\n\n<p>The two are not interchangeable. <em>Penso a te<\/em> = I think about you (focus, attention). <em>Penso di partire domani<\/em> = I am thinking of leaving tomorrow (intention). Switching the prepositions changes the sentence into something native ears reject.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trap 3: parlare DI vs parlare A vs parlare CON<\/h3>\n\n<p>Three different jobs. <em>Parlare di politica<\/em> = talk about politics (topic). <em>Parlare a Marco<\/em> = talk to Marco (recipient, slightly formal). <em>Parlare con Marco<\/em> = chat with Marco (peer-to-peer, more frequent in conversation). Pick the wrong preposition and the register breaks.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trap 4: comparison uses DI before nouns and pronouns, CHE before two adjectives, verbs, or phrases<\/h3>\n\n<p><em>Pi\u00f9 alto di me<\/em> (DI before pronoun). <em>Pi\u00f9 alto che intelligente<\/em> (CHE between two qualities of the same subject). <em>Mi piace pi\u00f9 leggere che scrivere<\/em> (CHE between two verbs). The DI\/CHE split is the trickiest part of italian comparatives.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trap 5: partitive disappears in the negative<\/h3>\n\n<p>Affirmative: <em>ho del pane<\/em> = I have some bread. Negative: <em>non ho pane<\/em>, not <em>non ho del pane<\/em>. The articulated DI is reserved for affirmative or interrogative sentences with countable plurals or uncountables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-ms5-traps-dida\">\n<p><strong>\ud83c\udfaf Mini-Challenge:<\/strong> five traps<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pensare DI vs pensare A?<\/li>\n<li>DI vs CHE in comparisons?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Pensare DI = intention; pensare A = focus.<\/li>\n<li>DI before nouns\/pronouns; CHE between two qualities\/verbs.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-h2-cheat-sheet gb-headline-text\" id=\"cheat-sheet\">Cheat sheet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table>\n<thead><tr><th>Use<\/th><th>Example<\/th><th>English<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td>Possession<\/td><td>la macchina <strong>di<\/strong> Marco<\/td><td>Marco&#8217;s car<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Origin (essere)<\/td><td>sono <strong>di<\/strong> Trieste<\/td><td>I am from Trieste<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Material<\/td><td>una giacca <strong>di<\/strong> lino<\/td><td>a linen jacket<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Topic<\/td><td>parlare <strong>di<\/strong> politica<\/td><td>talk about politics<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Time of day<\/td><td><strong>di<\/strong> sera, <strong>d&#8217;<\/strong>estate<\/td><td>in the evening, in summer<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Specification<\/td><td>un libro <strong>di<\/strong> storia<\/td><td>a history book<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Quantity<\/td><td>un litro <strong>di<\/strong> latte<\/td><td>a litre of milk<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Comparison<\/td><td>pi\u00f9 alto <strong>di<\/strong> me<\/td><td>taller than me<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Cause<\/td><td>tremare <strong>di<\/strong> freddo<\/td><td>shivering with cold<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Manner<\/td><td><strong>di<\/strong> corsa, <strong>di<\/strong> nascosto<\/td><td>in a hurry, secretly<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Partitive<\/td><td><strong>del<\/strong> pane, <strong>della<\/strong> frutta<\/td><td>some bread, some fruit<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Verb + DI + inf.<\/td><td>cercare <strong>di<\/strong> arrivare<\/td><td>try to arrive<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Adjective + DI<\/td><td>pieno <strong>di<\/strong>, contento <strong>di<\/strong><\/td><td>full of, happy to<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-h2-dialog gb-headline-text\" id=\"dialog\">Dialogue at the enoteca in Verona<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Lucia is at a small enoteca off Piazza delle Erbe. 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I&#8217;m starving.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffb\u200d\ud83e\uddb3 Ho un tagliere <strong>di<\/strong> formaggi <strong>di<\/strong> malga e una porzione <strong>di<\/strong> pastissada <strong>di<\/strong> cavallo, piatto tipico veronese. <em>I have a board of mountain-pasture cheeses and a portion of pastissada di cavallo, a Verona speciality.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffb\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 La pastissada non l&#8217;ho mai assaggiata. Posso provarne un assaggio <strong>di<\/strong> mezza porzione? <em>I have never tried pastissada. Can I have a half-portion taste?<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffb\u200d\ud83e\uddb3 Certo. Glielo porto <strong>di<\/strong> corsa, \u00e8 ora <strong>di<\/strong> pranzo e i tavoli si riempiono. <em>Of course. 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Where English uses the apostrophe-s (Marco&#8217;s car), Italian uses DI plus the owner: la macchina di Marco. The same structure covers ownership of objects, family relations (il fratello di Anna), and abstract belonging (il colore di questo vino).<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-di-q2\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Why do Italians say sono di Trieste but vengo da Trieste?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>With essere, italian uses DI to mark origin as a stable identity. With venire, the verb of motion takes DA to mark the point of departure. 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In negative sentences it usually drops: non ho pane, non ci sono scarpe. In questions it stays: hai del pane?<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-di-q5\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Why does Italian say un libro di storia and not un libro storia?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Italian needs DI to link two nouns when the second specifies the first. English drops the preposition (a history book) but italian cannot. The same logic gives un corso di yoga, una scuola di musica, una macchina di lusso. Memorise it as a fixed pattern.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-di-q6\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Which verbs commonly take DI before an infinitive?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>The most frequent are: cercare di, finire di, smettere di, decidere di, sperare di, pensare di (intention), credere di, dire di, ricordare di, dimenticare di, accettare di, rifiutare di, suggerire di, consigliare di, proporre di. Always memorise the verb together with its preposition.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-di-q7\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Why do Italians say di mattina but alle nove?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>DI marks a generic part of the day or a habitual frame: di mattina, di sera, di notte. For a specific clock time italian switches to A: alle nove, alle tre. 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