Prepositions are short words which express conditions, directions, specifications, such as of, over, to, from, etc.
Prepositions are those little words that mark places in space or time. When prepositions are used together with definite articles, the preposition and the article are sometimes condensed into a single word. When they are not followed (and bound) to articles, they are called "simple prepositions".
Simple prepositions: They are words that aren't followed by articles. Simple prepositions are:
di (d’) » of | a » to | da » from, by, since |
in » in | con » with | tra, fra » between |
su » on | per » for |
Di: "Di" means "of", indicating possession, or "from" (to be from). Examples:
A: "A" means "to" (indirect object and movement) or "in", indicating location (cities and places).
When preposition "a" is followed by another word starting with a vowel, for mere phonetic reasons it changes to "ad". Examples:
Da: "Da" means "since", "from" (to come from), "by" (passive) and it's used with location referring to people. Examples:
In: "In" usually means "in". Examples:
Con: "Con" means "with". Examples:
Su: "Su" means "on(to)", "over". Examples:
Per: "Per" It can translate English for, to, by, or even as, according to the different use. Examples:
Tra-fra: "Tra" and "fra" mean "between" or "in" followed by a time expression. Examples: