Essential Italian prepositions and how to use them: a, da, di, in, per, con, tra, davanti, dietro, sopra, sotto and more, each with an example.
a
to, at (place or direction)
vado a Roma
I'm going to Rome
da
from; at someone's place (origin or location)
vieni da Milano
you come from Milan
di
of, from (possession or origin)
la casa di Mario
Mario's house
in
in, to (location inside or direction)
in Italia
in Italy
per
for (purpose or destination)
libri per bambini
children's books, books for children
con
with (together)
vado con amici
I'm going with friends
tra
between, among; in (time from now)
tra un'ora
in an hour, an hour from now
durante
during
durante il giorno
during the day
senza
without
caffè senza zucchero
coffee without sugar
su
on, on top of; about
il libro sul tavolo
the book on the table
sotto
under, below
la palla sotto il tavolo
the ball under the table
sopra
above, over
sopra la porta
above the door
davanti
in front (of)
davanti a scuola
in front of the school
dietro
behind
dietro la casa
behind the house
dentro
inside
dentro la scatola
inside the box
fuori
outside
fuori casa
outside the house; away from home
vicino
near, close (to)
vicino al parco
near the park
lontano
far (from)
lontano dalla città
far from the city
accanto
next to, beside
accanto a te
next to you
verso
towards (in the direction of)
vado verso casa
I'm heading home
attraverso
through, across
attraverso il bosco
through the woods