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{| class="wikitable"
|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:
{| 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

Prepositions in Sicilian

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

Examples of phrases with prepositions in Sicilian