im
Translation
in the
Examples
Das Auto steht im Stau.
The car is in a traffic jam.
Wir treffen uns im August.
We are meeting in August.
Er ist im Moment beschäftigt.
He is busy at the moment.
Grammar Patterns
im+3 ((location)) in the... (place) I am in the office. Ich bin im Büro.
im+3 ((time)) in... (month, season) We go on vacation in the summer. Wir fahren im Sommer in den Urlaub.
Similar Words
in der (dative feminine), ins (in das, accusative neuter)
Etymology
A contraction of the preposition 'in' and the dative article 'dem'.
Memory Tips
Remember 'i' for 'in' and 'm' for 'dem'. It's used for masculine and neuter nouns in the dative case.