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SIMPLE<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Preposition:<\/em><\/td>Purpose:<\/em><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DI (in, of)<\/strong><\/td>Ownership<\/td>E' la penna dello studente.
\nIt is the student's pen.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>Composition<\/td>Ho comprato una camicia di seta.
\nI bought a silk shirt.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>Origin<\/td>Lei viene degli Stati Uniti.
\nShe is from the United States.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DA (from)<\/strong><\/td>Origin<\/td>Boston e' lontano dall'universita'.
\nBoston is far from the university.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>Function<\/td>Lui compra un nuovo costume da bagno.
\nHe bought a new swimsuit.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>Time<\/td>C'e' una lezione dall'una alle due.
\nThere is a lesson from 1 to 2.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A (at, to)<\/strong><\/td>Cities\/towns<\/td>Vorresti abitare a Boston?
\nWould you like to live in Boston?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>Times<\/td>Ci incontriamo alle due.
\nLet's meet at 2.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>Places<\/td>La squadra gioca allo stadio.
\nThe team plays in the stadium.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IN (in, on)<\/strong><\/td>Countries\/regions<\/td>Durante l'estate andiamo in Toscana.
\nDuring the summer we go to Tuscany.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>Transport<\/td>Ti piace andare in bicicletta?
\nDo you like to go by bicycle?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>Places<\/td>Che cosa c'e' nello zaino?
\nWhat is in the backpack?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SU (on)<\/strong><\/td>Topic<\/td>Leggo i libri su Michelangelo.
\nI read books about Michelangelo.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>Physical position<\/td>La penna e' sul tavolo.
\nThe pen is on the table.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CON (with)<\/strong><\/td>With<\/td>Bevo il caffe' con lo zucchero.
\nI drink coffee with sugar.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TRA\/FRA (between)<\/strong><\/td>Between (in time or place)<\/td>Tra lunedi' e martedi' ho studiato quattro ore.
\nBetween Monday and Tuesday I studied 4 hours.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>Duration<\/td>Fra due anni finiro' l'universita'.
\nIn 2 years I will finish university.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PER (for)<\/strong><\/td>Destination<\/td>Lei parte per Milano alle tre.
\nShe leaves for Milan at 3.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>Receiver of something<\/td>Ho comprato un regalo per lei.
\nI bought a gift for her.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
COMPLEX<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>IL<\/td>LO<\/td>L'<\/td>LA<\/td>I<\/td>GLI<\/td>LE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
A<\/td>al<\/td>allo<\/td>all'<\/td>alla<\/td>ai<\/td>agli<\/td>alle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DA<\/td>dal<\/td>dallo<\/td>dall'<\/td>dalla<\/td>dai<\/td>dagli<\/td>dalle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DI<\/td>del<\/td>dello<\/td>dell'<\/td>della<\/td>dei<\/td>degli<\/td>delle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IN<\/td>nel<\/td>nello<\/td>nell'<\/td>nella<\/td>nei<\/td>negli<\/td>nelle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SU<\/td>sul<\/td>sullo<\/td>sull'<\/td>sulla<\/td>sui<\/td>sugli<\/td>sulle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7869,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/italiamo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1243"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/italiamo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/italiamo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/italiamo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7869"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/italiamo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1243"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/italiamo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1243\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2521,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/italiamo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1243\/revisions\/2521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/italiamo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}