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. , k7 e" O4 p; B
1. To express the idea of going somewhere or staying somewhere (with countries, continents, regions, large islands, and addresses): ' }0 ?3 @) `: a" _; n% d( G9 M
Vado in Italia. (I am going to Italy.)( ~' Z4 g& ]5 e& V8 M6 ^/ q3 D
Vado nella Sicilia. (I am going to Sicily.)' O1 o8 l/ n b! ]
Abita in Germania. (He/she lives in Germany.)2 a# {. V( j6 q5 o1 v% D: K
Roma è in Italia. (Rome is in Italy.)
5 |3 ^4 C& h) _) e. N2. In describing a method of transportation:
3 A4 g# z! m e! CAndiamo in macchina. (We are going by car.)$ r- B3 k; M/ T8 {/ j8 \- b
Andiamo in autobus. (We are going by bus.)$ \) T1 a" i/ S. i; ~* P
Viaggiamo in aereo. (We are traveling by plane.)
% D& n. t4 O) s* ^Viaggiamo in barca. (We are traveling by boat.)
6 M/ ~3 F+ [7 ?" j/ T3. In dates—note that nel is the contraction for the prepositional article in + il: 0 `7 C8 S2 {7 J# Q& R
Cristoforo Colombo è nato nel 1451. (Christopher Columbus was born in 1451.)9 o8 E+ ~2 E2 B; F* n
Caravaggio è morto nel 1570. (Caravaggio died in 1570.) |
发表于 2012-8-17 13:41:37
