PREPOSITIONS: INTRODUCTION

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The preposition is a fixed part (invariabile) of the speech..
The preposition creates a logic relation between two elements of the speech.

Example:
" La casa + Marco --> la casa di Marco. "

All the prepositions introduce a specific grammatical element (complemento), that completes the speech.

Example:
" La bottiglia è sul tavolo. "

Prepositions can be formed from:

• a basic preposition  (DI, A, DA, IN, CON, PER, SU, TRA / FRA, are called proprie)
• verbs, adjectives or adverbs with a preposition function  (SOPRA, SOTTO, ..., are called improprie)
• words or groups of words + a preposition  (VICINO A, LONTANO DA, ..., are called locuzioni)

PROPER prepositions are divided in:

• simple  (without articles: DI, A...)
• articulated  (with articles: DEL, AL...)

Go to: articulated > improper > locutions > simple

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