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in1 [ɪn] PREP

1. in +dat (darin befindlich):

in
in
sie wohnt in Berlin
she lives in Berlin
bist du schon mal in New York gewesen?
have you ever been to New York?
ich arbeite seit einem Jahr in dieser Firma
I've been working for this company for a year
er war nie in einer Partei
he has never been a member of a party
du siehst in diesem Kleid toll aus
you look great in that dress
es stand gestern in der Zeitung
it was in the newspaper yesterday
in der Kirche/Schule sein
to be at church/school

2. in +acc (hin zu einem Ziel):

in
into
wir fahren in die Stadt
we're going into town
er warf die Reste in den Mülleimer
he threw the leftovers in the bin
in die Kirche/Schule gehen
to go to church/school
in die Mongolei/Schweiz
to Mongolia/Switzerland
ins Theater gehen
to go to the theatre

3. in +dat (innerhalb von):

in
in
in einem Jahr bin ich 18
in a year I'll be 18
in diesem Augenblick
at this moment
in diesem Jahr/Monat/Sommer
this year/month/summer
heute in zwei Wochen
two weeks today

4. in +acc (bis zu einer Zeit):

in
until
wir haben bis in die Nacht getanzt
we danced until the early hours
bis in das neunzehnte Jahrhundert hinein
up to [or into] the nineteenth century
bis in jds früheste Kindheit zurück
back to sb's earliest childhood

5. in +acc o dat (Verweis auf ein Objekt):

in
at
er ist Fachmann in seinem Beruf
he is an expert in his field
in Französisch haben wir eine Muttersprachlerin
we have a native speaker in [or for] French
ich habe mich in ihm getäuscht
I was wrong about him
etw hat es in sich
sth has what it takes
der Schnaps hat es in sich
the schnapps packs a punch
der Schnaps hat es in sich
that's some schnapps!

6. in spec (mit):

in
in
er handelt in Textilien
he deals in textiles

7. in +dat (auf eine Art und Weise):

in
in
haben Sie nichts in Blau?
haven't you got anything in blue?
in Schwierigkeiten sein [o. stecken]
to be in difficulties
in Vorbereitung sein
to be being prepared
in Wirklichkeit
in reality

in2 [ɪn] ADJ inf

in
in inf
in sein
to be in
diese Musik ist gerade in
this kind of music is really in at the moment

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