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