Language/Sicilian/Grammar/Prepositions

Hello everybody,

In today's lesson you will learn how to use the PREPOSITIONS in Sicilian.

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Rule

Prepositions are simple and compound.

The simple prepositions are:

• a (at)
• di (of)
• cu (with)
• pi (for)
• nta (in)
• supra (over)
• davanti (in front)
• sutta (under)
• doppu (after)

• nni (to, by, in)
• nna (to, by, in)
• nno (to, by, in)

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

Other 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