Preposizioni Articolate pagine 174 e 176

preposition
A __________________ relationship
is a word used to show the ___________________________ pronoun
or a _______
to some other word or words in a sentence.

prepositions
The most common __________________ are:
1. di 4.in
2. su 5. da
3. a

definite
These five prepositions are contracted with ____________________ one
(il, la, lo, ecc.) to form _______
word.

definite articles
Here are the contractions of the five prepositions when followed by the ___________________

il lo l’ la i gli le
of/about the
di ____________ del
___ dello
___ dell'
___ della
___ dei___ degli
___delle___
on/above the
su ____________ sul
___ sullo
___ sull'
___ sulla
___ sui___ sugli
___sulle___
to/at the
a ____________ al
___ allo
___ all'___ alla___ ai ___ agli___alle ___
in/inside the
in ____________ nel
___ nello
___ nell'
___ nella
___ nei___ negli
___ nelle
___
from/by the
da ____________ dal
___ dallo
___ dall' dalla
___ ___ dai
___ dagli
___ dalle
___

Esempi:
gli esami degli studenti sono facili
1. ________________________________ the students' exams are easy
English _________________________________
i tuoi compiti sono sul banco?
2. ________________________________ are_________________________________
English your assignments on the desk?

mi sorella va ai concerti spesso

3. ________________________________ my_________________________________
English sister goes to concerts often
il dizionario e dello zaino
4. ________________________________ the_________________________________
English dictionary is in the backpack

noi ritorniamo dall' ufficio alle quindici

5. ________________________________ we return from the office at 3pm
English _________________________________

pg 176
in is not contracted with teh definite article before
The preopsition ___ rooms___________________
of a house and
places
some ____________________ when they arenot_____ modified.

Stanze della casa/rooms of the house Posti/Places

in sala da pranzo - in the dining room
__________________________________
in salotto - in the living room
__________________________________
in cucina - in the kitchen
__________________________________
in bagno - in the bathroom
__________________________________
in camera da letto - in the bedroom
__________________________________
in banca - in/at the bank
____________________________________
in chiesa - in the church
____________________________________
in centro - downtown
____________________________________
in albergo - in the hotel
____________________________________
in piazza - in the square
____________________________________
in palestra - in/at the gym
____________________________________
in ufficio - in/at the office
____________________________________
in biblioteca - in/at the library
____________________________________
Esempi:

mangiamo in sala di pranzo

1. ________________________________ Englishwe eat in the dining room
_________________________________
guardano la tele in salotto
2. ________________________________ Englishthey watch tv in the living room
_________________________________
fai colazione in cucina?
3. ________________________________ Englishdo you have breakfast in the kitchen?
_________________________________
voglio andare in centro oggi
4. ________________________________ i want
English to go downtown today
_________________________________
a che ora veniti in piazza?
5. ________________________________ Englishat_________________________________
what time are you coming to the square?

devo andare in palestra

6. ________________________________ i have
English to go to the gym
_________________________________
l'avvocato lavora in ufficio
7. ________________________________ Englishthe lawyer works in the office
_________________________________

Altre preposizioini comuni

do not
Here is a list of other common Italian prepositions. These prepositions _____________ contract.

con - with
__________________________________
prima di - before
__________________________________
vicino a - near to
__________________________________
davanti a - in front of
__________________________________
sopra - above;on
__________________________________
dentro - inside
__________________________________
per - for;through
__________________________________
tra/fra - between;within;among
__________________________________
senza - without
____________________________________
dopo - after
____________________________________
lontano da - far from
____________________________________
dietro - behind;in back of
____________________________________
sotto - under;below
____________________________________
fuori - outside
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________

Esempi:

la banca e' vicino alla biblioteca

1. ________________________________ Englishthe bank is near the library
_________________________________
il parco e' lontano dalla spaggia
2. ________________________________ Englishthe park is far from the beach
_________________________________
c'e' un bancomat dietro l'albergo?
3. ________________________________ Englishis_________________________________
the an ATM behind the hotel

ci vendiamo tra dieci minuti

4. ________________________________ English we'll see each other in 10 minutes
_________________________________
devo bere il caffe' senza zucchero
5. ________________________________ Englishi must drink coffee without sugar
_________________________________
fa molto caldo. vado sotto l'albergo
6. ________________________________ its_________________________________
English hot. im going under the tree

vuoi andare fuori o rimanere dentro?

7. ________________________________ do you want to go outside or stay inside?
English _________________________________