in
/ɪn/
preposition
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der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- contraction (in + dem)
- im
Meaning
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in, into
A "two-way" preposition: dative for a fixed location ("in dem Haus" — in the house), accusative for movement into it ("in das Haus" — into the house).
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Die Kinder spielen im Garten.
The children are playing in the garden.
im is the contraction of in dem.
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Similar words
Practice
1 What does in mean?
in, into
2 Fill the gap: Die Kinder spielen ___ Garten.
Full sentence: Die Kinder spielen im Garten. (The children are playing in the garden.)
See also
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