Simple Prepositions in Italian

Or why the smallest words hurt the most

All on their own, prepositions can be a pain in the butt. 

This is especially when you’re at an upper intermediate level, and you think you’re getting the hang of Italian and THE ONLY THING THAT KEEPS MESSING YOU UP IS PREPOSITIONS.

(No personal experience or anything. No. I’m not yelling.)

COMUNQUE. There are two main kinds of prepositions – simple prepositions and articulated prepositions.

Not sure what comunque means? Read this article: Italian Speed Dates – Appena, Addirittura, Comunque and Quindi

Simple prepositions look like this:

• di – of, from, about, by, than

• a – to, at, in

• da – from, by

• in – in, at

• con – with

• su – on/over/above/about

• per – for/in order to/because

• tra – between/among

• fra – between/among

The fact that they exist is pretty easy to understand. Here are some of the situations when you use each one.