French - Italian Dictionary
/də/
De is a French preposition with multiple uses in Italian, most commonly translated as di (possessive and origin), da (source and starting point), or other prepositions depending on context. It is one of the most frequent words in French and serves to express relationships between nouns, actions, and objects.
| # | Type | French | Italian |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | preposition | de possessive genitive: belonging to | di |
| 2 | preposition | de with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at | da |
| 3 | preposition | de with the origin, starting point or initial reference of or at | di |
| 4 | preposition | de with the source or provenance of or at | da |
| 5 | preposition | de with the source or provenance of or at | di |
| 6 | preposition | de concerning | riguardo |
| 7 | preposition | de concerning | su |
| 8 | preposition | de with the separation, exclusion or differentiation of | da |
| 9 | preposition | de used after certain adjectives to indicate a relationship | a |
| 10 | preposition | de objective genitive: connecting action noun with object | per |
| 11 | preposition | de objective genitive: connecting action noun with object | verso |
| 12 | preposition | de as nourishment | con |
C'est la maison de ma mère.
È la casa di mia madre.
Je viens de Paris.
Vengo da Parigi.
C'est une question de temps.
È una questione di tempo.
De is extremely versatile and often has no single 'correct' Italian equivalent. Always consider the relationship being expressed: possession and origin use di or da; with adjectives expressing relationships, use a; concerning or about topics may use riguardo or su. Context is essential—the same French phrase may translate differently depending on meaning.
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