Questions & Answers about Il cane è fuori.
Why is there no preposition like da after fuori in this sentence?
In this sentence, fuori acts alone to mean simply "outside." You only need a preposition when you are specifying what the subject is outside of. Because we don't mention a specific place (like a house or a yard), fuori doesn't need to link to anything else.
How would I change this to say "The dog is outside the house"?
What is the opposite of fuori?
The opposite is dentro (inside). Just like fuori, it can stand on its own without a preposition when the location is implied, so you can simply say Il cane è dentro to mean "The dog is inside."
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