Verwendungsmuster:
[someone/something] in [a place/object]
The keys are in the drawer.
A kulcsok a fiókban vannak.
She waited in the car while he went inside.
Az autóban várakozott, amíg ő bement.
There are fish in the pond.
He lives in New York City.
Beispiele für Lernende
My phone is in my bag.
A telefonom a táskámban van.
The cat is in the house.
A macska a házban van.
There is milk in the glass.
The shoes are in the closet.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners sometimes confuse 'in' with 'on' when talking about surfaces. Use 'in' for enclosed spaces and 'on' for surfaces.
Bedeutung
inside a space or area
Wortverbindungen
in the room
|in the box
|in the city
|in the bag
|in the water
Synonyme
inside (More explicitly emphasizes being enclosed within something.)
Antonyme
outside (Indicates being beyond the limits or boundaries of a place or object.)
Themen
daily life
|directions
|spatial
|space
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Shows that something is inside a place or thing.
Used to indicate that someone or something is within the limits or boundaries of a place, object, or area.
Verwendungsmuster:
[someone/something] in [a group/category]
He plays in a jazz band.
Egy jazzzenekarban játszik.
She is in the debate club.
Tagja a vitaklubnak.
There are five people in our family.
He is in the top ten players of the league.
Beispiele für Lernende
I am in class 5A.
Az 5.A-ba járok.
She is in my team.
A csapatom tagja.
We are in the same group.
My father is in the army.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners may use 'at' instead of 'in' when referring to membership; 'in' is correct for belonging to groups.
Bedeutung
part of a group or category
Wortverbindungen
in the team
|in the class
|in the family
Synonyme
among (Suggests being surrounded by or included with others, often more general than 'in'.)
Antonyme
outside of (Shows not belonging to a group or category.)
Themen
social
|classification
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Shows that something is part of a group or category.
Used to show that someone or something belongs to a group, category, or class.
Verwendungsmuster:
[event] in [time period]
We will meet in the afternoon.
Délután találkozunk.
She was born in May.
Májusban született.
It happened in the 19th century.
I learned to swim in two weeks.
Beispiele für Lernende
I go to school in the morning.
Reggel iskolába megyek.
He was born in June.
Júniusban született.
We will travel in summer.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners sometimes confuse 'in' with 'on' for dates; use 'in' for months, years, and longer periods, and 'on' for specific days.
Bedeutung
during a period of time
Wortverbindungen
in the morning
|in January
|in 2020
Synonyme
during (More formal; focuses on the whole time span.)
Antonyme
outside of (Refers to events not occurring within a given time period.)
Themen
time
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Shows when something happens during a time period.
Used to indicate that something happens within a certain period of time or at some point during it.
That style of jacket is really in this season.
Az a dzsekifazon nagyon divatos ebben a szezonban.
Short videos are very in at the moment.
A rövid videók most nagyon felkapottak.
Minimalist design is definitely in now.
Beispiele für Lernende
This music is very in now.
Ez a zene most nagyon menő.
That dress is in this year.
Az a ruha idén divatos.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners may confuse 'in' as an adjective with its prepositional uses; here it does not mean location but popularity.
Bedeutung
fashionable or trendy now
Wortverbindungen
the in thing
|very in right now
Synonyme
trendy (Informal; emphasizes being stylish and up-to-date.)
Antonyme
out (Colloquial opposite meaning no longer fashionable.)
Themen
fashion
|culture
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Popular or liked by many people now.
Currently fashionable, popular, or accepted by many people.
Please come in and sit down.
Kérem, jöjjön be, és üljön le.
He walked in without knocking.
Kopogás nélkül besétált.
Bring the boxes in from the car.
Beispiele für Lernende
Come in, please.
Gyere be, kérlek.
Go in and find your seat.
Menj be, és keresd meg a helyedet.
Bedeutung
movement into a place
Wortverbindungen
come in
|go in
|bring in
Synonyme
inside (Also indicates enclosed position, but here focuses on direction of movement.)
Antonyme
out (Indicates movement from inside to outside.)
Themen
movement
|space
|travel
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Shows going from outside to inside a place.
Indicates movement from outside to inside a place or area.