Padrão de uso:
[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.
Exemplos para aprendentes
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.
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse 'in' with 'on' when talking about surfaces. Use 'in' for enclosed spaces and 'on' for surfaces.
Significado
inside a space or area
Colocações
in the room
|in the box
|in the city
|in the bag
|in the water
Sinónimos
inside (More explicitly emphasizes being enclosed within something.)
Antónimos
outside (Indicates being beyond the limits or boundaries of a place or object.)
Temas
daily life
|directions
|spatial
|space
|core_vocabulary
Definição
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.
Padrão de uso:
[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.
Exemplos para aprendentes
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.
Erro comum:
Learners may use 'at' instead of 'in' when referring to membership; 'in' is correct for belonging to groups.
Significado
part of a group or category
Colocações
in the team
|in the class
|in the family
Sinónimos
among (Suggests being surrounded by or included with others, often more general than 'in'.)
Antónimos
outside of (Shows not belonging to a group or category.)
Temas
social
|classification
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Definição
Shows that something is part of a group or category.
Used to show that someone or something belongs to a group, category, or class.
Padrão de uso:
[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.
Exemplos para aprendentes
I go to school in the morning.
Reggel iskolába megyek.
He was born in June.
Júniusban született.
We will travel in summer.
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse 'in' with 'on' for dates; use 'in' for months, years, and longer periods, and 'on' for specific days.
Significado
during a period of time
Colocações
in the morning
|in January
|in 2020
Sinónimos
during (More formal; focuses on the whole time span.)
Antónimos
outside of (Refers to events not occurring within a given time period.)
Temas
time
|core_vocabulary
Definição
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.
Exemplos para aprendentes
This music is very in now.
Ez a zene most nagyon menő.
That dress is in this year.
Az a ruha idén divatos.
Erro comum:
Learners may confuse 'in' as an adjective with its prepositional uses; here it does not mean location but popularity.
Significado
fashionable or trendy now
Colocações
the in thing
|very in right now
Sinónimos
trendy (Informal; emphasizes being stylish and up-to-date.)
Antónimos
out (Colloquial opposite meaning no longer fashionable.)
Temas
fashion
|culture
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definição
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.
Exemplos para aprendentes
Come in, please.
Gyere be, kérlek.
Go in and find your seat.
Menj be, és keresd meg a helyedet.
Significado
movement into a place
Colocações
come in
|go in
|bring in
Sinónimos
inside (Also indicates enclosed position, but here focuses on direction of movement.)
Antónimos
out (Indicates movement from inside to outside.)
Temas
movement
|space
|travel
|core_vocabulary
Definição
Shows going from outside to inside a place.
Indicates movement from outside to inside a place or area.