Vartosenos šablonas:
[someone/something] at [a place]
She is at the bus stop waiting for her ride.
A buszmegállóban vár, hogy érte jöjjenek.
I will meet you at the café on the corner.
A sarki kávézóban találkozom veled.
He’s standing at the entrance of the building.
We arrived at the hotel late at night.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
I am at home now.
Most otthon vagyok.
She is at school today.
Ma iskolában van.
My friend is at the door.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes use 'in' when 'at' is more precise for a specific point, e.g., 'in the bus stop' instead of 'at the bus stop'.
Reikšmė
Indicating a location or position
Kolokacijos
at home
|at work
|at school
|at the station
|at the door
Sinonimai
in (Often used for being inside an area; 'at' is more about a point or fixed position.)
Antonimai
away from (Indicates being distant from a place instead of located there.)
Temos
daily life
|travel
|space
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
Shows the place where something or someone is.
Used to indicate the specific place or position of something or someone.
Vartosenos šablonas:
[something] at [time]
The meeting starts at 9 a.m.
A megbeszélés délelőtt 9-kor kezdődik.
We usually eat dinner at 7 o’clock.
Általában 7 órakor vacsorázunk.
He woke up at midnight because of the noise.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
I get up at 6 o’clock.
6 órakor kelek fel.
The train leaves at noon.
A vonat délkor indul.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'at' with 'in' for parts of the day ('in the morning') vs. exact times ('at 8 a.m.').
Reikšmė
Indicating a specific time
Kolokacijos
at noon
|at midnight
|at 5 o’clock
|at dawn
Sinonimai
on ('On' is used for dates and days; 'at' is for specific times.)
Antonimai
after (Indicates happening later than a specific time.)
Temos
daily life
|time
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
Shows the exact time something happens.
Used to indicate a particular time when something happens.
Vartosenos šablonas:
[action] at [someone/something]
She smiled at him warmly.
Kedvesen rámosolygott.
He threw the ball at the wall.
A falnak dobta a labdát.
The teacher shouted at the students to be quiet.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
Throw the ball at the box.
Dobd a labdát a doboznak!
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes mix 'to' and 'at'; 'shout to' means to speak loudly so someone hears, 'shout at' means in anger.
Reikšmė
Indicating target or direction
Kolokacijos
look at
|shout at
|aim at
|throw at
Sinonimai
toward ('Toward' is about movement in a direction; 'at' is often about aiming or focusing an action.)
Antonimai
away from (Indicates movement or focus in the opposite direction.)
Temos
daily life
|communication
|space
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
Shows who or what an action goes to.
Used to show the person, thing, or place that an action is directed toward.
Vartosenos šablonas:
[someone/something] at [state/condition]
The country has been at war for years.
Az ország évek óta háborúban áll.
She was at peace after hearing the news.
Miután meghallotta a hírt, megnyugodott.
Workers are at risk due to unsafe conditions.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
He is at risk of illness.
Fennáll nála a megbetegedés kockázata.
She feels at peace here.
Itt nyugodtnak érzi magát.
The two countries are at war.
Dažna klaida:
Learners may try to replace 'at' with 'in' in fixed expressions like 'at risk', which can sound unnatural.
Reikšmė
Indicating state or condition
Kolokacijos
at risk
|at peace
|at war
|at rest
Sinonimai
in a state of ('In a state of' is more formal and less idiomatic than 'at' in these expressions.)
Antonimai
free from (Indicates not experiencing that state or condition.)
Temos
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
Shows a situation or feeling someone has.
Used to express a particular state, situation, or condition that someone or something is in.