Dictionary preposition *en in

in

Meanings

1.
in
(For locations. Take Accusative or Dative depending on whether it is destination or fixed location (to where vs where). Also )
Opposite (closest): aus
2.
in
(In the temporal sense. This one goes with Dative.)
Opposite (closest): vor
3.
in
(Direct import from Engish "in", in the sense of fashionable.)

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Vocab:

vor, in, bis, seit, ab


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Root: *en
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Jlock6
Jlock6
10 months ago

If I want to translate “I want to go to bed” in German, it seems like the standard translation is: “Ich will ins Bett.”

Why isn’t this translated as “Ich will ins Bett gehen?” The standard translation sounds like “I want in the bed” which feels really weird.



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