German word

ins

Pronunciation

IPA/ɪns/

Meaning

  • prepositioninto

Example

Wir gehen ins Restaurant.

We're going into the restaurant.

Illustration for ins (into)

More examples

Sie stellt den Koffer ins Auto.

She puts the suitcase into the car.

Core concept

A traveler passes through an entrance and arrives inside a destination.

Common phrases

  • ins Bett gehen

    go to bed

  • ins Kino gehen

    go to the cinema

  • ins Restaurant gehen

    go to the restaurant

Similar words

in: Going from outside into an enclosed space.
zu: Going toward a person, building, or place.
nach: Going toward a country, city, or direction.
an: Approaching a surface, shore, or wall edge.

Definition in German

Kurzform von in + das; markiert eine Bewegung hinein (Akkusativ), zum Beispiel Wir gehen ins Restaurant.

Word origin

German forms ins by combining in with das in the accusative, producing the short form in das.

Usage tips

  • Ins contrasts with im, which contracts in dem and usually marks a location rather than movement toward it.

Opposites

  • ausout ofpreposition

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