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Prepositions, Conjunctions & Complex Sentences

Simple/articulated prepositions, conjunctions and complex sentences
Preposizioni semplici: di, a, da, in, con
Simple prepositions: of, to/at, from, in, with
di, a, da, in, con, su, per, tra/fra
The eight basic Italian prepositions
a — luogo e tempo
a — place and time
a Roma, a casa, alle tre
a = to/at for cities, time
di — possesso e origine
di — possession and origin
il libro di Maria, sono di Roma
di = of/from
da — provenienza e moto
da — origin and movement
vengo da Milano, vado dal medico
da = from / to (someone's place)
Preposizioni articolate: del, al, dal, nel, sul
Articulated prepositions
di+il=del, a+il=al, in+il=nel
Preposition + article combine into one word
nel, nello, nella, nei, negli, nelle
in + the (all forms)
nel, NEL-lo, NEL-la
in combines with each article form
Congiunzioni: e, ma, o, perché, quindi
Conjunctions: and, but, or, because, so
eh, ma, oh, per-KEH, KWEEN-dee
Common coordinating conjunctions
Congiunzioni subordinanti: che, se, quando
Subordinating conjunctions: that, if, when
keh, seh, KWAN-do
Introduce subordinate clauses
perché / poiché / siccome — because/since
because / since
per-KEH / poy-KEH / seek-KO-meh
Different ways to express cause
anche se / benché — even if / although
even if / although
AN-keh seh / ben-KEH
benché takes subjunctive; anche se takes indicative