Usually the Italian preposition in means "in" in English, but it can also mean "to" or "by"! The preposition in is used in the following cases.. N* R! G' C1 B
1. To express the idea of going somewhere or staying somewhere (with countries, continents, regions, large islands, and addresses):
! M6 W5 o M) j9 e Vado in Italia. (I am going to Italy.)
0 x6 N, j( ^, X' A1 R1 L Vado nella Sicilia. (I am going to Sicily.)
6 j7 l+ x% b$ e, p Abita in Germania. (He/she lives in Germany.)
) W( R( d0 y' R/ l Roma è in Italia. (Rome is in Italy.)3 I. U5 V( n) ^5 I# r
2. In describing a method of transportation:
9 ~2 N- P( j/ t& s1 p, Z* f Andiamo in macchina. (We are going by car.)
) x2 B( B" H, ^* [ Andiamo in autobus. (We are going by bus.)4 H* I+ s0 w9 p
Viaggiamo in aereo. (We are traveling by plane.)
9 `3 [& b9 x9 w! I9 ?3 I" n/ Q6 R: r$ p Viaggiamo in barca. (We are traveling by boat.)& s5 q2 R i( a
3. In dates—note that nel is the contraction for the prepositional article in + il:" e$ ]: a9 g- J; R& |6 u
Cristoforo Colombo è nato nel 1451. (Christopher Columbus was born in 1451.)6 D$ V: U) n. g6 u: i6 b
Caravaggio è morto nel 1570. (Caravaggio died in 1570.) |
发表于 2012-8-17 13:41:37
