Prepositions con tra per

Question 1

In this unit we’ll look at prepositions, those short words that usually go before a noun and express a relation to another word. Let’s have a look at some examples:

Answer 1

Stasera esco con una mia amica. (Tonight I’m going out with a friend.)

Vado a Roma per lavoro. (I’m going to Rome for work.)

Question 2

per

for / to

Answer 2

Vado a Roma per lavoro.

I’m going to Rome for work.

Question 3

Duration: Alice va in Cina per tre settimane.

Answer 3

(Alice is going to China for three weeks.)

Question 4

Reason: Vado a Roma per lavoro.

Answer 4

(I’m going to Rome for work.)

Question 5

Purpose: Vado in palestra per diventare più forte.

Answer 5

I go to the gym to get stronger.)

Question 6

tra / fra

Answer 6

in / between

Question 7

Tra noi c’è una grande amicizia.

Answer 7

Between us there is a big friendship.

Question 8

Time: Usciamo tra / fra venti minuti?

Answer 8

(Shall we go out in twenty minutes?)

Question 9

Position: Milano è tra / fra Torino e Venezia.

Answer 9

(Milan is between Turin and Venice.)

Question 10

Stasera esco con una mia amica.

Answer 10

Tonight I’m going out with a friend.

Question 11

con

Answer 11

with

Question 12

Io bevo sempre il caffè senza zucchero.

Answer 12

I always drink coffee without sugar.

Question 13

senza

Answer 13

without

Question 14

The preposition “su” (about / on / above) is the only one among the ones we’re learning in this unit that can be linked to an article to form a word.

su + la: sulla
su + il: sul
su + l': sull'
su + lo: sullo
su + le: sulle
su + i: sui
su + gli: sugli

Answer 14

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Question 15

su

about / on / above

Answer 15

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Question 16

Ieri ho guardato un documentario sul Brasile.

Answer 16

I watched a documentary about Brazil yesterday.

Question 17

Position: Il mio libro è sulla scrivania.
Topic: Ieri ho guardato un documentario sul Brasile.

Answer 17

(My book is on the desk.)

I watched a documentary about Brazil yesterday.