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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 ! :)


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Hello everybody,
<span link>Take some time to dive into these other pages after completing this lesson:</span> [[Language/Sicilian/Grammar/Definite-Articles-in-Sicilian|Definite Articles in Sicilian]] & [[Language/Sicilian/Grammar/Demonstrative-Pronouns|Demonstrative Pronouns]].
==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.


In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary about '''¨PREPOSITIONS¨''' in Sicilian
These prepositions can also be used with a definite article:


Feel free to edit this page by adding new words and expressions !
* a la (to the),
* di lu (of the),
* cu la (with the),
* nni la,


Good learning ! :)
etc.


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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
|}


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These prepositions, in the spoken language, are often contracted to: â, dû and cû:


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{| 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
|}


== '''Some words for Prepositions in Sicilian''' ==
==Other Prepositions in Sicilian==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!<big>'''ENGLISH'''</big>
!<big>'''ENGLISH'''</big>
!'''<big>SICILIAN</big>'''
!'''<big>SICILIAN</big>'''
!'''<big>BRAZILIAN</big>''' '''<big>PORTUGUESE</big>'''
|-
|
|
|
|-
|-
|in
|in
|'''<big>nni</big>'''
|'''<big>nni</big>'''
|em / no / na
|-
|-
|below
|below
|'''<big>sutta</big>'''
|'''<big>sutta</big>'''
|abaixo
|-
|-
|of
|of
|'''<big>di / dâ / dî / dî</big>'''
|'''<big>di / dâ / dî / dî</big>'''
|(de) / (da) / (dos) / (das)
|-
|-
|from / of
|from / of
|'''<big>di</big>'''
|'''<big>di</big>'''
|de (origem)
|-
|-
|behind
|behind
|'''<big>darreri</big>'''
|'''<big>darreri</big>'''
|atrás
|-
|-
|on
|on
|'''<big>a</big>'''
|'''<big>a</big>'''
|sobre (encima)
|-
|-
|at
|at
|'''<big>a</big>'''
|'''<big>a</big>'''
|à / às
|-
|-
|with
|with
|'''<big>cu</big>'''
|'''<big>cu</big>'''
|com
|-
|-
|and
|and
|'''<big>e</big>'''
|'''<big>e</big>'''
|e
|-
|-
|if
|if
|'''<big>si</big>'''
|'''<big>si</big>'''
|se
|-
|-
|because
|because
|'''<big>picchi</big>'''
|'''<big>picchi</big>'''
|porque
|-
|-
|against
|against
|'''<big>contra</big>'''
|'''<big>contra</big>'''
|contra
|-
|-
|under
|under
|'''<big>sutta</big>'''
|'''<big>sutta</big>'''
|embaixo
|}
|}
==Other Lessons==
* [[Language/Sicilian/Grammar/Articles|Articles]]
* [[Language/Sicilian/Grammar/Definite-Articles-in-Sicilian|Definite Articles in Sicilian]]
* [[Language/Sicilian/Grammar/How-to-Use-Be|How to Use Be]]
* [[Language/Sicilian/Grammar/Past-Tense|Past Tense]]
* [[Language/Sicilian/Grammar/Imperative-Mood|Imperative Mood]]
* [[Language/Sicilian/Grammar/Relative-Pronouns|Relative Pronouns]]
* [[Language/Sicilian/Grammar/Conditional-Tense|Conditional Tense]]
* [[Language/Sicilian/Grammar/Adjectives|Adjectives]]
* [[Language/Sicilian/Grammar/Possessive-Pronouns|Possessive Pronouns]]
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Latest revision as of 10:30, 27 March 2023

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 ! :)

Take some time to dive into these other pages after completing this lesson: Definite Articles in Sicilian & Demonstrative Pronouns.

Rule[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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

Other Lessons[edit | edit source]

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