Prepositions
A preposition is a word that generally precedes a noun or pronoun and links it to another word in the sentence. Prepositions can have a variety of functions in a sentence:
Direction: He's going to the store.
Location: It's in the cabinet.
Time: She arrived after the game ended.
Possession: the United States America
Here are some common Italian prepositions:
di (d') |
dee |
of, from |
a |
ah |
at, to, in |
da |
dah |
from, by |
in |
een |
in |
con |
kohn |
with |
su |
soo |
on |
per |
pehr |
for |
tra, fra |
trah, frah |
between |
verso |
VEHR-soh |
toward |
tranne |
TRAHN-neh |
except |
senza |
SEHNZ-ah |
without |
sotto |
SOHT-toh |
under |
oltre |
OHL-treh |
beside |
sopra |
SOH-prah |
above |
dietro |
dee-AY-troh |
behind |
prima |
PREE-mah |
before |
davanti |
dah-VAHN-tee |
in front |
FACT
The prespositions fra and tra both mean between or among, and they can be used interchangeably. Depending on where you are in Italy, you may hear one over the other, but they are both universally known and accepted as correct.
