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Mar 2018
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CBI 2.26 | Preferisci andare in palestra...

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This is the first of our two-part preposition marathon! In this episode you'll learn all you need to know about the prepositions ain and su. Using prepositions in Italian can be quite tricky, particularly because they don't work the same way as in English. There's also the fact that, when combined with the definite articles, the prepositions take on different forms. Through this lesson about (su) prepositions, you'll learn to (a) use the prepositions in (in) the correct way!


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