20.1.4 a and em

In French and Italian sometimes the same preposition is used to describe a fix position and a mouvement. In Italian, in, and in French, en the same preposition is used for a fix position and a mouvement. . In Italian we say "Vado in Francia", I go to France, and "Sono in Francia", I am in France. Similar in French: "Je vais en Angleterre", I go to England. <=> "Je suis en Angleterre", I am in England.

In Spanish and Portuguese in general different prepositions are used, although there are exceptions.



a to describe a fix position
Ao fundo do quarto, um quadro nos chama atenção.
At the background a painting draws our attention.

However normally the preposition em is used in case of a fix position and the preposition a in case of a mouvement.

a => to em => at
Vou à praia.
I go to the beach.
em => in / am feste Position
Estou na* praia.
I am at the beach.

* na = em + a, see 6.1.3.

About the preposition em we will discuss later again, see 20.4.





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