here<\/a>.<\/p>\nNow, let’s see all the different cases where \u201cdi<\/strong>\u201d is required:<\/p>\n1. It indicates ownership, similarly to the English possession with name + apostrophe + s<\/em> or the English preposition \u201cof\u201d.<\/p>\n\n- Il libro dell\u2019<\/strong>insegnante \u2013 The teacher\u2019s book<\/em><\/li>\n
- Vorrei un bicchiere di<\/strong> vino \u2013 I\u2019d like a glass of wine<\/em><\/li>\n
- \u00c8 un\u2019amica di<\/strong> Martina \u2013 She is Martina\u2019s friend<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
2. It indicates someone\u2019s or something\u2019s origins, same as \u201cfrom\u201d, but only when you want to say what city you are from. You cannot use di<\/strong> with country names.<\/p>\n\n- Sono di<\/strong> Milano \u2013 I\u2019m from Milan<\/em><\/li>\n
- Mia madre \u00e8 di<\/strong> Napoli \u2013 My mother is from Naples<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
3. It expresses what something is about (topic).<\/p>\n
\n- Questo libro parla di<\/strong> tecnologia \u2013 This book is about technology<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
4. It tells you what something is made of.<\/p>\n
\n- La casa di<\/strong> legno \u2013 The wooden house<\/em> (the house made of wood)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
5. Di<\/strong> is used to make comparisons, same as \u201cthan\u201d.<\/p>\n\n- Sei pi\u00f9 intelligente degli<\/strong> altri studenti \u2013 You\u2019re smarter than the other students<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
6. It is used to specify quantities.<\/p>\n
\n- Un edificio di<\/strong> venti piani \u2013 A building with twenty floors<\/li>\n
- Una ferrovia di<\/strong> 150 km \u2013 A 150 km long railway (a railway of 150 km)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
7. You use di<\/strong> to talk about a specific time of the day or of the year.<\/p>\n\n- Sono le quattro del<\/strong> mattino \u2013 It\u2019s 4 in the morning<\/em><\/li>\n
- Era una fredda mattina di<\/strong> dicembre \u2013 It was a cold December\u2019s morning<\/em><\/li>\n
- Una mite giornata di<\/strong> primavera \u2013 A warm spring day<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u201cA\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\nThe preposition a<\/strong> is often equivalent of the English \u201cin,\u201d \u201cto\u201d or \u201cat\u201d. When a<\/strong>\u00a0is combined with the definite articles, it looks like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n| <\/td>\n | + il<\/td>\n | + lo<\/td>\n | + la<\/td>\n | + l\u2019<\/td>\n | + i<\/td>\n | + gli<\/td>\n | + le<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
\n| a<\/td>\n | al<\/td>\n | allo<\/td>\n | alla<\/td>\n | all\u2019<\/td>\n | ai<\/td>\n | agli<\/td>\n | alle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n \u201cA<\/strong>\u201d is used:<\/p>\n1. To talk about a location and tell where something is or where someone\u2019s going to.<\/p>\n \n- Maria \u00e8 a<\/strong> Roma \u2013 Maria is in Rome<\/em><\/li>\n
- Stasera andiamo al<\/strong> cinema \u2013 We\u2019re going to the cinema tonight<\/em><\/li>\n
- Ho mandato un sms a<\/strong> Lucia \u2013 I\u2019ve sent a text to Lucia<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
2. To say when or at what time something will happen.<\/p>\n \n- Il treno parte alle<\/strong> 18 \u2013 The train will leave at 6 pm<\/em><\/li>\n
- A<\/strong> che ora torni? \u2013 What time you\u2019ll be back?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
3. To say that you are giving something \u201cto\u201d someone.<\/p>\n \n- Ho dato il mio numero di telefono a<\/strong> Claudia \u2013 I\u2019ve given my phone number to Claudia<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u201cDa\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\nThe Italian presposition da<\/strong>\u00a0means \u201csince\u201d, \u201cfrom\u201d, \u201cby\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n| <\/td>\n | + il<\/td>\n | + lo<\/td>\n | + la<\/td>\n | + l\u2019<\/td>\n | + i<\/td>\n | + gli<\/td>\n | + le<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| da<\/td>\n | dal<\/td>\n | dallo<\/td>\n | dalla<\/td>\n | dall\u2019<\/td>\n | dai<\/td>\n | dagli<\/td>\n | dalle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n It indicates:<\/p>\n 1. Movement from a place.<\/p>\n \n- Il treno \u00e8 arrivato ora da<\/strong> Milano \u2013 The train just arrived from Milan<\/em><\/li>\n
- Sto venendo ora dall<\/strong>\u2019ufficio \u2013 I\u2019m coming from the office<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
2. A movement towards a person.<\/p>\n \n- Nel pomeriggio vado da<\/strong> Marco \u2013 In the afternoon I\u2019ll go to Marco\u2019s place<\/em><\/li>\n
- Ho appuntamento dal<\/strong> medico \u2013 I\u2019ve got an appointment with the doctor<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
3. A past action that is still going on.<\/p>\n \n- Vivo a Roma dal<\/strong> 2003 \u2013 I\u2019ve been living in Rome since 2003<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
4. The agent in passive sentences.<\/p>\n \n- Questa torta \u00e8 stata preparata da<\/strong> mia sorella \u2013 This cake has been baked by my sister<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u201cIn\u201d <\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\nEnglish also has this preposition, although sometimes its use is different. When it\u2019s combined with an article, it looks quite different.<\/p>\n \n\n\n| <\/td>\n | + il<\/td>\n | + lo<\/td>\n | + la<\/td>\n | + l\u2019<\/td>\n | + i<\/td>\n | + gli<\/td>\n | + le<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| in<\/td>\n | nel<\/td>\n | nello<\/td>\n | nella<\/td>\n | nell\u2019<\/td>\n | nei<\/td>\n | negli<\/td>\n | nelle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n \u201cIn<\/strong>\u201d is used in Italian to indicate:<\/p>\n1. State in a place.<\/p>\n \n- Ti aspetto in<\/strong> macchina \u2013 I\u2019m waiting for you in the car<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
2. Movement to a place, but only before countries and regions.<\/p>\n \n- Andremo in vacanza in<\/strong> Francia \u2013 We\u2019ll go on holidays in France<\/em><\/li>\n
- Andr\u00f2 a studiare in<\/strong> Catalogna \u2013 I\u2019ll go study in Catalonia<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
3. Travelling with some means of transport.<\/p>\n \n- Andremo in<\/strong> macchina\/aereo\/treno\/barca \u2013 We\u2019ll go by car\/plane\/train\/boat<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
4. A discussion about time (seasons and daily moments).<\/p>\n \n- I fiori sbocciano in<\/strong> primavera \u2013 Flowers blossom in spring<\/em><\/li>\n
- In<\/strong> serata telefoner\u00f2 a Luca \u2013 In the evening I\u2019ll call Luca<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u201cCon\u201d <\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\nThis preposition literally means with. It does not usually change in combination with an article. So, for instance, you will say \u201ccon il\u201d o \u201ccon la\u201d.<\/p>\n \n\n\n| <\/td>\n | + il<\/td>\n | + lo<\/td>\n | + la<\/td>\n | + l\u2019<\/td>\n | + i<\/td>\n | + gli<\/td>\n | + le<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| con<\/td>\n | con il<\/p>\n or<\/em> col<\/td>\n| con lo<\/td>\n | con la<\/td>\n | con l\u2019<\/td>\n | con i<\/p>\n or<\/em> coi<\/td>\n| con gli<\/td>\n | con le<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Con<\/strong> is used to indicate:<\/p>\n1. Company.<\/p>\n \n- Vieni con<\/strong> me \u2013 Come with me<\/em><\/li>\n
- Sara va a scuola con<\/strong> i suoi amici \u2013 Sara goes to school with her friends<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
2. An instrument or tool (what you use to do something).<\/p>\n \n- Non scrivere con<\/strong> la penna rossa \u2013 Don\u2019t write with a red pen<\/em><\/li>\n
- Ho pagato con<\/strong> la carta di credito \u2013 I paid with a credit card<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u201cSu\u201d <\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\nThe Italian preposition su<\/strong> means \u201con\u201d \u201conto\u201d or over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n| <\/td>\n | + il<\/td>\n | + lo<\/td>\n | + la<\/td>\n | + l\u2019<\/td>\n | + i<\/td>\n | + gli<\/td>\n | + le<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| su<\/td>\n | sul<\/td>\n | sullo<\/td>\n | sulla<\/td>\n | sull\u2019<\/td>\n | sui<\/td>\n | sugli<\/td>\n | sulle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n It is used to indicate:<\/p>\n 1. That something is placed above something else.<\/p>\n \n- La penna \u00e8 sul<\/strong> tavolo \u2013 The pen is on the table<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
2. The subject of a topic<\/p>\n \n- Hai visto quell film sulla<\/strong> guerra in Vietnam? \u2013 Did you see that movie on the war in Vietnam?<\/em><\/li>\n
- Ho ragionato su<\/strong> quel problema tutta la notte \u2013 I thought about that problem all night long<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u201cPer\u201d <\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\nPer<\/strong> means \u201cfor\u201d, \u201cby\u201d, \u201cbecause of\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n| <\/td>\n | + il<\/td>\n | + lo<\/td>\n | + la<\/td>\n | + l\u2019<\/td>\n | + i<\/td>\n | + gli<\/td>\n | + le<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| per<\/td>\n | per il<\/td>\n | per lo<\/td>\n | per la<\/td>\n | per l\u2019<\/td>\n | per i<\/td>\n | per gli<\/td>\n | per le<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n | | | | | | | |
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