"C'è un parco di fronte a casa mia."
Translation:There is a park in front of my house.
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It also means "in front of". Both of these mean the same thing and are accepted as correct answers:
There is a park opposite my house
There is a park in front of my house.
I find this confusing as to me they have slight difference in meaning, which becomes more obvious if we talk about a car park instead of just a park.
There is a car park opposite my house (you will have to cross the road to get to my house once you park your car)
There is a car park in front of my house (it is right in front of my house you don't have to cross the road)
I wrote "opposite of" and it was marked wrong. I don't really understand why. Can anyone explain please?
That's not correct English (at least where I come from). There's no preposition after opposite. He is opposite her, not he is opposite of her.
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It should be accepted, although it is not an expression I would normally use (I'm English).
Although I partially agree with DeanG6, I feel obliged to disagree with you. A brief look in the dictionary might prove my point.
Not being italian myself but trying to guess i would say in fronte a means in front of, davanti and avanti mean both something like ahead, being the latter linked to a verb implying movement. Just my guess!
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Thanks for this explanation Sharinglanguage. It seems similar to the spanish enfrente=in front of and adelante= ahead
You are welcome. Yes, that's the way I see it. In front of like en frente, and davanti and avanti preety much like delante and adelante. I am Spanish actually, you too right? :)
Ciao! There is a good discussion on why it is casa mia rather than la mia casa here: http://italian.stackexchange.com/questions/3529/why-is-it-casa-mia-not-la-mia-casa
Hope it helps!
Why do we have "a" in front of "casa mia" here? is it just idiomatic?
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2020-03-16 The a isn't before casa mia, it's after di fronte. A quick search of sentences on Duolingo shows that di fronte a is a fixed expression meaning "in front of".
When "opposite" is being used as a preposition, as it is here, there is no need to use a second preposition (such as "to"). I have no doubt that some people do add "to", as you say, but in general placing two prepositions together like that is not good English.
I remember either Duolingo or Live Mocha saying "di fronte" means "across from", not "in front of". I did get it right by saying "across from" my house.
Just wondering, is it possible to say "C'è un parco di fronte da me"? ("da me" being "my place")
I still fail to understand how "di fronte a" can be both "opposite" and "in front of". Am I dumb? Please send help!! :'(
I don't think that writing in front of my house should be marked wrong and cost a heart
Какой противный голос, главное не понятно ничего. Наверно, во рту горячая паста