Prepositions of place

Question 1

In this unit we will look at the prepositions “di, a, da” and “in”. These prepositions can be used to talk about places, and they always go before the noun that refers to a place.

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Question 2

Martino vive in Italia. (Martino lives in Italy.)

Answer 2

(Martino lives in Italy.)

Question 3

Voi andate in vacanza a Cuba?

Answer 3

(Are you going on holiday to Cuba?)

Question 4

Giacomo e Davide sono di Palermo.

Answer 4

(Giacomo and Davide are from Palermo.)

Question 5

We use “in” with continents, nations and regions

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Question 6

while “a” usually goes before names of cities and islands.

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Question 7

Careful though: Sicily and Sardinia (the two main Italian islands) take the preposition “in”.

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Question 8

Normally when we talk about our home we use the preposition “a”:

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Question 9

“Ciao, vado a casa.”

Answer 9

bye im going home

Question 10

Giacomo e Davide sono a casa.

Answer 10

(Giacomo and Davide are home.)

Question 11

il gatto è in casa o in giardino?

Answer 11

(Is the cat in the house or in the garden?)

Question 12

“Di” and “da” indicate the origins of something or someone, and where someone or something is from, but they are used with different structures:

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Question 13

• essere + DI + city: Loro sono di Londra.

Answer 13

(They are from London.)

Question 14

• venire + DA (with article) + nation: Vengono dalla Francia.

Answer 14

(They come from France.)

Question 15

• venire + DA (without article) + city: Noi veniamo da Barcellona.

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(We come from Barcelona.)

Question 16

Di dove sei? (Where are you from?)

Answer 16

(Where are you from?)

Question 17

Da dove vieni?

Answer 17

(Where do you come from?)

Question 18

Di specifies a feature or origin of something, usually with the verb essere (“to be”)

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Question 19

Da indicates movement from somewhere.

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