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Patricia Mingolla
Why "dal"?
Hi!
I am studying Italian and am currently at level A1-A2. Right now, I am studying "preposizioni."
I am doing an exercise where I need to complete a phrase. The first one is already filled in as an example. It says:
1. Sto male (the answer is) "vado dal dottore."
Why is the answer "vado DAL dottore?" Why is it not "vado AL dottore?" Can anyone explain this grammatical rule?
Thank you.
2 sie 2019 19:33
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Hi Patricia,
As you probably know, the verb vado (andare) can be followed by 3 prepositions: a, in, da.
In your exemple the preposition is DA becouse dottore is a person.
The rule is that when "andare" is going to a person, the preposition is always DA (with or without article, depending on the case)
Esempi:
vado da Mario, vado da Giuseppe, vado da un mio amico, vado dal parrucchiere, vado da mamma, vado da mio zio, vado da tua sorella...
ok? :)
4 sierpnia 2019
Thank you Professora Annarita!
That makes perfect sense.
5 sierpnia 2019
Ciao Patricia!
We use the preposition DA + article when the place you are going to is expressed by a person ("dottore").
Buono studio,
Annarita
3 sierpnia 2019
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Patricia Mingolla
Znajomość języków
angielski, włoski, japoński, koreański, hiszpański
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włoski
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