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27 Dec 2016
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Vado un momento in cucina.
In above sentence, why the preposition is "in"? but not "a" (alla)?
Vado un momento in cucina.
In above sentence, why the preposition is "in"? but not "a" (alla)?
In above sentence, why the preposition is "in"? but not "a" (alla)?
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cause u go inside the kitchen... same goes for the camera
- Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong)
@jhxxm18: Thanks for replying! But I thought "in" is used for a place that is big, for example: Vado in Spagna , whereas "a" is used for smaller places, for example: lei studia a Roma.
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you say "Vado in cucina, e poi in camera"
- Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong)
@jhxxm18: So "in" has a meaning of "getting into" a room for example, is it right?
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