Prepositions: I

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Preposition " IN ":

1.- As a preposition of place: It remarks that you are within an inner place. For example, you can say:

rimango in casa

I stay homw

In this example you remark that you stay in the interior and that you'll probably won't be out of your house.

lui è in macchina	he is in the car
lei è in cucina	she is in the kitchen

2.- Preposition of movement: used with the names of the countries, continents, islands:

vado in Germania	I go to Germany
vado in America	I go to America

ATTENZIONE:
IN + IL + male noun starting in consonant change to = NEL

nel giardino

in the garden

IN + IL / LA + noun starting with a vowel change to = NELL'

nell'automobile	in the car
nell'edificio	in the building

NEL + IL + male noun starting with double consonant or o i change to = NELLO

nello spazio

in the space

NEL in plural changes to NEI

nei giardini

in the gardens

NELL' and NELLO change in plural to NEGLI

negli edifici	in the buildings
negli spazi	in the spaces

NELLA y NELL' change in plural and become NELLE

nelle case	in the houses
nelle automobili	in the cars

3.- For the seasons and other expressions:

in primavera	in spring
in autunno	in autumn
in inverno	in winter

But:

d'estate

in summer

ATTENZIONE:
For the expressions of time using the months of the year you can use "A" or "IN" interchangeably

in / a febbraio	in february
in / a gennaio	in january

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