How to Use Italian Prepositions - Le preposizioni | Learn Italian Grammar

Prepositions are tiny words that can completely change the meaning of a sentence. In Italian the main ones are: DI, A, DA, IN, CON, SU, PER, TRA, FRA. In this video Anna explains how to use them in actual everyday phrases and sentences with over 100 examples, a dialogue and a short text.
Turn on English subtitles for a translation of all examples.
0:00 Introduction
3:12 DI
6:33 A
9:44 DA
11:50 IN
12:58 CON
13:52 SU
14:48 PER
16:38 TRA/FRA
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[@MyItalianCircle]

Questa lezione è un po' impegnativa. Se avete dubbi o domande, lasciateci un commento! 👇🏼

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Grazie a te! Buono studio! :)

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Thank you! All done with clarity and at a good learning pace. English translations are brilliant.

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Grazie mille!

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Fantastici consigli per imparare le preposizioni!

[@MyItalianCircle]

Grazie!

[@mouhcineamekhroub2355]

grazie mille, studio l'italiano da circa tre mesi, e è la prima volta che ho capisco questa lezione

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[@lingboohcham17-05-]

Thanks

[@abdiosman7256]

Thank you

[@teganjohnson8840]

Grazie PER il video SU preposizioni

[@MyItalianCircle]

L'abbiamo fatto CON piacere PER voi :)

[@annadelfranco7320]

Ciao Tegan! Grazie A te! 😀 Questo video è SULLE preposizioni semplici (DI A DA IN CON SU PER TRA FRA); però nel PDF spieghiamo cosa sono le preposizioni articolate (ad esempio, DEL, AL, NEL, SUL, o in questo caso SULLE 😉). Spero che il PDF ti piaccia!

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Que brava, Anna!

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Grazie per il video

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[@MyItalianCircle]

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Grazie Larissa! Have a look at my other grammar videos, too!

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Grazie Mille

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This helps, just so overwhelmed with this, but will keep at it. Ciao

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Ciao Nancy ! Grazie!

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Thank Anna ,I have remembered when I was leaning italian language which my italian teachers ,I hve to reinforce again

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Good idea! You can find a lot of grammar, vocabulary and listening practice on this channel, I hope you'll find it useful.

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Molto chiaro e facile. Grazie.

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Thank you. Explanation is very clear.

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It's great chanel, I'm struggling with italian grammar since i arrived in milan.

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Thank you Tania! I’m here to help :)

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You are so helpful. Grazie mille.

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[@MrSupernova111]

Amazing lesson on Italian prepositions! I only wish you included the english translations to your examples but otherwise this is the best lesson on the subject that I've seen after much research. Thank you!

[@MyItalianCircle]

Thank you for your comment! You're absolutely right, in newer videos I usually provide a translation for all or at least most of the examples. Check my other lessons, too. Buono studio :)

[@MrSupernova111]

@@MyItalianCircle .I'll be sure to go through the rest of your videos. Thank you! Cheers!

[@terrigregory6003]

I had the same thought, but adding English closed caption text in KZbin solved my problem.

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Buona sera maestra che bella video

[@MyItalianCircle]

Buona sera Hussain, grazie!

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@@MyItalianCircle graze mille maestra anche voi

[@arturo0855]

Ciao Anna, Grazie per questo video su preposizione. Mia testa e ‘filatura’ con un sacco informazioni ottima. Tempo di studiare ora! Ringrazio a te. (Spero di non aver commesso errori usando le preposizioni.)

[@annadelfranco7320]

Grazie a te, Arturo! Grazie per il tuo impegno e la tua passione! Sul PDF troverai anche le preposizioni articolate (come, ad esempio, SULLE: SU + LE). Spero ti piaccia! 💐

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[@roscilinjomuad604]

Thank you for this very concise explanation. May I ask if do you have a soft copy of this topic?

[@MyItalianCircle]

Hi, thank you for your comment! You can download a worksheet with the transcript of this video and some exercises on prepositions using this link: bit.ly/35rxBuF :)

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[@MyItalianCircle]

Thank you so much, grazie mille 😘

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Excellent presentation !

[@kazuyafinany9646]

Thanks ma’am one question please can AL be use when it’s FEMALE WORD?

[@MyItalianCircle]

Ciao! AL is A + IL, and IL is a masculine article, so we can only use it with a masculine word; for example: al mercato. With a feminine word we should use ALLA: alla mattina, alla scuola, etc. If the word that follows begins with a vowel, then we use ALL' with both masculine and feminine words: all'inizio (masc.), all'accademia (fem.).

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[@aprilmunday1152]

Thank you. Prepositions have always been my downfall. Now I have a better idea about how to use them.

[@MyItalianCircle]

We're very happy to help! Don't hesitate to ask questions here on or on Twitter.

[@duuddeli]

Hey!:) I’m very confused as to when to use di and d’. Somewhere it said to use d’ when di is followed by a vowel. However, I’ve noticed that this is true in only some cases, and I cannot figure out what the rules are. For example, I’ve seen sentences/combinations like “Il libro di inglese”, “qualcuno manca di esperienza” BUT then also “Lago d’Iseo”, “d’inverno”, “La borsa d’Agata” and "olio d'oliva". Hoping you can help!:)

[@MyItalianCircle]

Hi Dakota, this is a very good question! Actually there is not a clear-cut rule, it's a matter of sound and personal preference. There are set expressions where we always use d', like d'amore e d'accordo, d'epoca, d'estate, and others, but otherwise the change from di to d' is not mandatory, and may even sound a bit old-fashioned in some cases. I suggest you stick to di unless you are using one of those set phrases.

[@duuddeli]

@@MyItalianCircle Grazie mille per la sua risposta!!:)

[@azmoncomfort233]

I agree with all the compliments, but I expect to hear more than examples, I mean some rules !

[@MyItalianCircle]

Thank you Azmon! Unfortunately with prepositions there are not clear-cut rules, but understanding the functions that each of them can have is a very good start.

[@annadelfranco7320]

I can add that there are rules listed, before each example 😊. In Italian, to show possession we use the preposition DI, and this a rule; to indicate movement towards a place the preposition A is needed, and so on. Using prepositions differently would be incorrect. Maybe reading the PDF will help clarify.

[@azmoncomfort233]

@@annadelfranco7320 Hai ragione! Ma dove il PDF?

[@MyItalianCircle]

Questo è il link diretto :) myitaliancircle.com/files/beginnercourse/grammatica10_TRANSCRIPT.pdf

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[@MyItalianCircle]

Buonasera Francis, ti consiglio di guardare questa playlist, in cui coniughiamo i verbi irregolari più importanti nei tempi e nei modi più utili: kzbin.info/aero/PL-YADZLbj_MGpK9T0hN0noKHEDebDJK3O :)

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[@jeremywest2604]

I heard Italians say ‘I’m here for to work ‘ - now I see why. Thank you for a great lesson!

[@MyItalianCircle]

Exactly, it's a bit risky to translate directly between English and Italian, they are quite different. Thank you for following us!

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Hi

[@MyItalianCircle]

Ciao Hakeem!

[@bella-po4no]

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[@isobar5857]

As a beginner, this is all too confusing...so many different ways of expressing essentially the same thing! Totally confused.

[@MyItalianCircle]

Unfortunately, this is how Italian prepositions work! But don't worry, take your time, it will all become clear with practice :)

[@isobar5857]

@@MyItalianCircle I am most grateful for your kind reply, thank you. As an example of where my confusion lies, at 3:25 whilst explaining the preposition 'di,' your third sentence doesn't contain 'Di' , why is this? I'm only trying to understand enough Italian to get by as a visitor. My family are taking me to Naples in September for my 75th birthday, I've always wanted to see the marvelous marble statues in the chapel in San Servero. So time isn't on my side. Once again, thank you.

[@MyItalianCircle]

The sentence you are referring to is: la maniglia della porta. Della is a prepositional contraction: di + la : della. All this information can be a lot to take in, so you could try to learn them gradually. Next time you read a short text or sentence in Italian, you could underline the prepositions to understand how they are used. 🌺

[@isobar5857]

@@MyItalianCircle Thank you. I realize now that I trying to run before I can walk, so to speak.

[@MyItalianCircle]

Un passo alla volta, one step at a time! If you need more help in your learning path, I’ll be happy to help :) 🌺

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BUONA SERA INSEGNANTE ANNA, I'll leave for Warsaw tomorrow. ( Domani partiro' per Varsavia.) I leave for Warsaw tomorrow. ( Domani parto per Varsavia ) I LEAVE / I'LL LEAVE Grazie. Chiao Buona notte Francis/Thimphu-Bhutan.

[@MyItalianCircle]

Buonasera Francis! We often use the present instead of the future simple. We talk about it in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJWkpWSvmp2XmMU :)

[@kamarasiakarifa6359]

It seems Italian language is little bit tricky. Io parlo italiano con il Mio amico italiano. Please don't laugh if I have it wrong.

[@MyItalianCircle]

Absolutely, Italian can be tricky. We have a lot of grammar rules... and sometimes we don't even follow them! La tua frase è giusta 😊

[@kamarasiakarifa6359]

Ok 👍 I will try my best.

[@francisev8679]

PERCHE " SI GIRO' " ? NON PERCHE " SI GIRA' ? ( I and HE - SI GIRO' e SI GIRA' )

[@MyItalianCircle]

Si girò è passato remoto (past simple) del verbo riflessivo girarsi, terza persona singolare 🙂

[@francisev8679]

@@MyItalianCircle GRAZIE, SIGNORINA.

[@francisev8679]

L'ISPETTORE APRE ( NON E' APRI ) LA PORTA CON FIDUCIA ( NON E'SICUREZZA). SICUREZZA = SAFTY FIDUCIA = CONFIDENCE GRAZIE. FRANCESCO ( THIMPHU - BHUTAN)

[@MyItalianCircle]

Ciao Francis, sicurezza non significa solo safety, ma anche self-confidence. Per imparare a parlare in modo naturale non bisogna essere troppo letterali.

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She takes wonderful class as a marvelous teacher but bearing a barbarian locket

[@MyItalianCircle]

I'll take that as a compliment! Anyway, it's just an ornament :)

[@francisev8679]

"HO ASPETTATO PER 2 ORE" means "I WAITED FOR 2 HOURS" non e' "I WANTED FOR 2 HOURS". NON E' ?

[@MyItalianCircle]

Good catch! I corrected the typo in the English subtitles. Grazie!

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@@MyItalianCircle BUON GIORNO SIGNORINA, HO VINTO QUESTA VOLTA ! GRAZIE.

[@MyItalianCircle]

😆😁

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MI DISPIACE I GO OUT WITH MY FRIENDS. NON E' "ESCO CON GLI AMICI" MA "ESCO CON I MIEI AMICI" GRAZIE. FRANCIS ( A KERALITE INDIAN )

[@MyItalianCircle]

Hai ragione sulla traduzione letterale, ma in realtà in italiano non usiamo gli aggettivi possessivi così tanto come in inglese 🙂

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@@MyItalianCircle GRAZIE, INSEGNANTE

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The skull necklace earned you a thumbs down :-)

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Well, I wear it because some grammar topics are DEADLY 😜

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I love the explanation. Thank you.