Word Frequency (Worthäufigkeit) #14
Word (Wort)

im

Translation (Übersetzung) in the
Pronunciation (Aussprache) /ɪm/
A1
Prepositions
Beginner
Neutral
Tags (Tags)
grammar most-common preposition dative contraction
Contraction of 'in dem' (in the). Always dative case, indicating location. Fourteenth most frequent word in German.

Examples (Beispiele)

Das Buch liegt im Regal.
The book is lying in the shelf.
location
Wir spielen im Park.
We play in the park.
location
Ich bin im Jahr 2024 geboren.
I was born in the year 2024.
time expression
Er arbeitet im Büro.
He works in the office.
location

Word Family (Wortfamilie)

Vollform
in dem
Translation: in the

Usage & Related Words (Verwendung & verwandte Wörter)

Collocations (Kollokationen)
im Haus
in the house
High frequency
im Park
in the park
High frequency
im Jahr
in the year
High frequency
Idioms (Redewendungen)
im Grunde
basically, fundamentally
Expressing the fundamental nature of something
im Voraus
in advance, beforehand
Before something happens
Synonyms (Synonyme)
in dem High similarity
Full form of 'im' (less common in spoken German)

Semantically Related Words (Semantisch verwandte Wörter)

in ins dem Präposition

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