Translation
in; into; on
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Examples
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He lives in the city.
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He came into the city.
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The soldiers are staying in the wood.
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He sends the ships out into the sea.
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His name is written in the book.
The case that follows "in" changes what it means, and this is the first real case lesson most learners meet. With the ABLATIVE it means "in" or "on" and describes where something is: "in urbe" is in the city. With the ACCUSATIVE it means "into" or "onto" and describes movement: "in urbem" is into the city. One letter of ending separates staying put from going in.
The same split runs through "sub" (under) and "super" (over), so it is worth fixing here. A second, unrelated "in-" exists as a prefix meaning "not", which is where English gets "incredible" and "injustice".
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Grammar articles
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The Latin Ablative Case and Its Many Uses
Latin Adjectives and Agreement: bonus, bona, bonum
Latin Adjectives as Nouns: boni, omnia, multa
The Ave Maria: the Hail Mary in Latin, Word by Word
Biblical Latin: How to Read the Vulgate as a Learner
Latin Cases: What Each of the Six Cases Does (Chart)
Church Latin Pronunciation: Every Rule vs Classical
Latin Comparatives and Superlatives: altior, optimus
Latin Conditional Sentences: si, nisi and the Subjunctive
Latin Connectors: tamen, quamquam, ergo, igitur and autem
Latin cum Clauses: when, since and although
Latin Declensions: Chart of All Five and How to Spot Them
Latin Demonstratives: Hic, Haec, Hoc and Ille Charts
Latin Fearing Clauses: timeo ne, timeo ut and ne non
Latin Fero: ferre, tuli, latum, Its Meanings and Compounds
Latin Fourth and Fifth Declensions: manus, res, dies
Latin Future, Pluperfect and Future Perfect
The Latin Genitive and Dative in Practice
Latin Gerunds and Gerundives: ars amandi, delenda est
The Gloria and Sanctus in Latin, Word by Word
Latin Greetings and Survival Phrases: Say Something Today
Latin Imperative: Commands like dic, fac, venite
Latin Imperfect Tense: -bam, -bas, -bat and eram
Latin Indirect Commands: ut and ne with the Subjunctive
Latin Indirect Questions: Question Word plus Subjunctive
Latin Infinitives and Indirect Statement: dicit regem venire
Latin Interjections and Conversation Words: heus, ecce, edepol
Latin Question Words: quis, quid, ubi, cur
Latin ipse, idem and iste: Himself, the Same, That of Yours
Latin Irregular Verbs: sum, possum, eo, fero, volo, nolo, malo
Latin Mass Responses: The Full Text, With Literal English
Latin Phrases Used in English: 30 You Already Say
Latin Tattoo Phrases: Grammatical Ones and Famous Mistakes
40 Latin Legal Terms and the Grammar Inside Them
Latin Numbers Grammar: Which Decline, Milia, and 18 and 19
Latin Ordinal Numbers: primus, secundus, tertius
Latin Participles: amans, amatus, amaturus
Latin Passive Periphrastic: Carthago delenda est
The Latin Passive and Deponent Verbs: amatur, locutus sum
The Pater Noster: the Our Father in Latin, Word by Word
Latin Perfect and Pluperfect Subjunctive: amaverim, amavissem
The Latin Perfect: dixi, feci, fui
Latin Principal Parts: Why Verbs Have Four Forms
Latin Pronouns Chart: ego, is, hic, ille and qui
Latin Purpose, Result and cum Clauses: ut, ne and cum
Latin Relative Pronoun: qui, quae, quod and How It Agrees
Scientific Latin: How to Read a Species Name
Latin Slang: How Romans Actually Spoke
The Latin Subjunctive: amet, amaret, sit, esset
The Latin Third Declension: rex, corpus, urbs, mare
Latin Verb Endings Chart: -o, -s, -t, -mus, -tis, -nt
Latin Word Order: Free, But Not Random
Latin Yes-No Questions: -ne, nonne and num
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This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 3: in, et, ad and 11 more words.