No. 21 in Italian
su
"Su" in Italian means "on," "up," or "over," depending on the context.
In a sentence
Il libro è su il tavolo.
The book is on the table.
In this sentence, 'su' means 'on' and indicates the physical location of the book relative to the table.
Ho letto un articolo su Leonardo da Vinci.
I read an article about Leonardo da Vinci.
In this sentence, 'su' means 'about' and is used to specify the subject of the article.
Clicca su quel link per aprire il sito.
Click on that link to open the website.
In this sentence, 'su' means 'on' and is integral to the verb phrase that specifies the object of the action of clicking.
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