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|Sugnu cu lu ziu | |||
|I am with the uncle | |||
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|La casa è di lu frati | |||
|The house is of the brother | |||
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|Èranu nta la cresia | |||
|They were in the church | |||
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These prepositions, in the spoken language, are often contracted to: â, dû and cû: | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|Sicilian | |||
|English | |||
|- | |||
|Sugnu cû ziu | |||
|I am with the uncle | |||
|- | |||
|La casa è dû frati | |||
|The house belongs to the brother | |||
|- | |||
|Vàiu â casa | |||
|I go to the house | |||
|- | |||
|Èranu ntâ cresia | |||
|They were in the church | |||
|} | |||
Revision as of 11:49, 20 November 2022
Hello everybody,
In today's lesson you will learn how to use the PREPOSITIONS in Sicilian
Feel free to edit this page if needed.
Happy learning ! :)
Rule
Prepositions are simple and compound.
The simple prepositions are:
- a (at),
- di (of),
- cu (with),
- nni (to, by, in),
- nna (to, by, in),
- nno (to, by, in),
- pi (for),
- nta (in),
- supra (over),
- davanti (in front),
- sutta (under),
- doppu (after)
and more.
These prepositions can also be used with a definite article:
- a la (to the),
- di lu (of the),
- cu la (with the),
- nni la,
etc.
Sicilian | English |
Sugnu cu lu ziu | I am with the uncle |
La casa è di lu frati | The house is of the brother |
Èranu nta la cresia | They were in the church |
These prepositions, in the spoken language, are often contracted to: â, dû and cû:
Sicilian | English |
Sugnu cû ziu | I am with the uncle |
La casa è dû frati | The house belongs to the brother |
Vàiu â casa | I go to the house |
Èranu ntâ cresia | They were in the church |
List of Prepositions in Sicilian
ENGLISH | SICILIAN |
---|---|
in | nni |
below | sutta |
of | di / dâ / dî / dî |
from / of | di |
behind | darreri |
on | a |
at | a |
with | cu |
and | e |
if | si |
because | picchi |
against | contra |
under | sutta |