Word Frequency (Worthäufigkeit) #4
Word (Wort)

in

Translation (Übersetzung) in, into
Pronunciation (Aussprache) /ɪn/
A1
Prepositions
Beginner
Neutral
Tags (Tags)
grammar most-common preposition two-way
Preposition indicating location (dative) or direction (accusative). Fourth most frequent word in German.

Examples (Beispiele)

Ich bin in der Schule.
I am in the school.
location (dative)
Ich gehe in die Schule.
I go into the school.
direction (accusative)
Wir wohnen in Berlin.
We live in Berlin.
location
Ich komme in einer Stunde zurück.
I will return in an hour.
time expression (accusative)
Das Buch liegt im Regal.
The book is lying in the shelf.
location with contraction (im = in dem)

Usage & Related Words (Verwendung & verwandte Wörter)

Collocations (Kollokationen)
in der Stadt
in the city
High frequency
in das Haus
into the house
High frequency
in Deutschland
in Germany
High frequency
Idioms (Redewendungen)
in Ordnung
all right, okay
Common expression meaning 'okay' or 'fine'
Synonyms (Synonyme)
innerhalb High similarity
Within, inside (more specific)
Antonyms (Antonyme)
aus
Out of, from (opposite direction)

Semantically Related Words (Semantisch verwandte Wörter)

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