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.# ]; d, ~! q7 M( }" S" u: S
1. To express the idea of going somewhere or staying somewhere (with countries, continents, regions, large islands, and addresses):
; j B9 U6 r( N; `' [( z Vado in Italia. (I am going to Italy.): |; k" H e1 z- [0 i9 ]# O
Vado nella Sicilia. (I am going to Sicily.)
4 p A; X6 Z) G Abita in Germania. (He/she lives in Germany.)% o, }) D {* n* o/ d2 @. A
Roma è in Italia. (Rome is in Italy.)
' Q6 E/ O7 D$ ^1 \9 X% R- u 2. In describing a method of transportation:: v5 [5 h' H. R$ X# O
Andiamo in macchina. (We are going by car.)8 R1 m( u1 ?0 _" }+ I( S
Andiamo in autobus. (We are going by bus.). b) _$ Y2 T9 \+ h! y( |
Viaggiamo in aereo. (We are traveling by plane.)
; A; \5 {( Y( @) M: w1 _ Viaggiamo in barca. (We are traveling by boat.)
, f8 x3 T; }5 a8 K 3. In dates—note that nel is the contraction for the prepositional article in + il:
: d4 i$ r+ ~$ g7 l/ Q5 T/ h7 i2 O Cristoforo Colombo è nato nel 1451. (Christopher Columbus was born in 1451.)3 V' d% k6 Y. |$ {0 `5 m
Caravaggio è morto nel 1570. (Caravaggio died in 1570.) |
发表于 2012-8-17 13:41:37
