| Neapolitan
|
English
|
| a
|
to
|
| in*
|
in
|
| 'ncoppe/'ngoppe
|
on
|
| 'a
|
from (somewhere)
|
| addu
|
from
|
| arrèto, nnerèto
|
behind
|
| affianco, appriesso, azzicco
|
beside, next to
|
| cóntro
|
against
|
| cu
|
with
|
| d'/'e*
|
of
|
| dinto, into
|
within, inside
|
| fòre, fòra
|
outside
|
| ncòppa
|
on, above
|
| nfino a, nsino a
|
until
|
| pe'/p'*
|
for
|
| sótto
|
under
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| tra, nfra
|
between, among, within, in
|
- d' is used before a word beginning with a vowel (d"o, for example), 'e is used before consonants.
- in usually becomes 'n or 'm before a consonant ('ncielo (in the sky) or 'mmiezo (in the middle), for example)
- p' is used before a word beginning with a vowel (p"o, for example), pe' is used before consonants.
Prepostions in Neapolitan are not generally articulated as they are in Italian, with the following exceptions:
- ô = a + 'o (Italian: al, allo) = to the (masculine)
- â = a + 'a (Italian: alla) = to the (feminine)
- ê = a + 'e (Italian: ai, agli, alle) = to the (plural)
- (d)int'ô = in + 'o (Italian: nel, nello) = in the (masculine)
- (d)int'â = in + 'a (Italian: nella) = in the (feminine)
- (d)int'ê = in + 'e (Italian: nei, negli, nelle) = (plural)
- Note that "in the" is not commonly used and usually you only use "in"
- 'ncopp'ô = ncoppe + 'o (Italian: sullo) = on the (masculine)
- 'ncopp'â = ncoppe + 'a (Italian: sulla) = on the (feminine)
- 'ncopp'ê = ncoppe + 'e (Italian: sui, segli, sulle) = on the (plural)
