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. * y# A+ t0 U1 }. f8 P6 f% W% ^. e
1. To express the idea of going somewhere or staying somewhere (with countries, continents, regions, large islands, and addresses): " b5 L4 K0 a9 a1 H
Vado in Italia. (I am going to Italy.)/ ?( r5 b3 @) A; m+ w( g% A
Vado nella Sicilia. (I am going to Sicily.)
6 N* _5 f6 J0 }' e/ v+ G( E9 uAbita in Germania. (He/she lives in Germany.)7 A( Q$ Z s% E
Roma è in Italia. (Rome is in Italy.) % I0 l0 Y! a7 E# @0 y V
2. In describing a method of transportation:
& t% T7 I) w! Y" ?/ F. UAndiamo in macchina. (We are going by car.)
% o, ^+ n f- b$ [9 k4 n: M& SAndiamo in autobus. (We are going by bus.)
2 A" E, F4 k! H2 y8 NViaggiamo in aereo. (We are traveling by plane.)
3 K* Y" z7 }( [8 x" h, s4 QViaggiamo in barca. (We are traveling by boat.) # W, e3 j! f9 ?. d
3. In dates—note that nel is the contraction for the prepositional article in + il:
7 M; f) d' n4 h0 M- C7 a, JCristoforo Colombo è nato nel 1451. (Christopher Columbus was born in 1451.), C2 f" Y' N4 C7 ~
Caravaggio è morto nel 1570. (Caravaggio died in 1570.) |
发表于 2012-8-17 13:41:37
