【感覚的に分かる！】前置詞inのイメージ/正しい使い方について解説します！

There are a lot of people who think that the word means inside. If it's inside, it means you can use it. Hello everyone! I'm Nishizawaroy, an English doctor. On this channel, I teach you how to change difficult English into easy, non-conceptual learning methods. I want you to tell me more about the meaning of the word. I understand. There are a lot of people who think that the word means inside. Is it wrong to say that? In the previous video, I talked about the difference between the level of cognition and the dimension of the word. If you understand the basics, it will be easier to understand the world of the word. If you haven't seen it yet, please check it out. In this video, I will tell you more about the meaning of the word. First of all, the word means inside. For example, in my house means in the house. In my room means in the room. In the previous video, I told you that the word means three dimensions. I think it's okay to say that the word means inside the three-dimensional space. Yes, I remember. However, linguistically speaking, the word means to make you feel the inner sense. Inner sense? If you feel like there's something like a space in there and you feel like you're in it, you can use it. Even if there's no clear space like a room in there, it's okay if you feel like you're in it. For example, what do you say when you want to say that you sit on a chair? That's good. When you sit on a chair, you use your whole body. There's a board called a seat on a chair, right? It's on the chair because your butt is on it. By the way, do you know what a stool is? It's a chair in the art room. Yes, it's a chair without a backrest. In English, it's pronounced as a stool. That's exactly a seat on a stool. But when you sit on a chair, you can use your whole body. Is that so? Of course, you don't use your whole body to get into the chair. It's not like that. You feel like you're in a chair. For example, you can say, Armchair is a chair with an elbow rest. Of course, you can say, But you can use your whole body. Then the image of how you sit will change a little. How does it change? I'd like you to imagine it. Sit on a stone with an elbow rest. And then sit on the backrest and sigh. You can put your feet together as it is. Did you get the image? Yes, it's perfect. Don't you feel any space on the chair at this time? I feel like I'm wrapped in a chair. It's a good expression. In this case, it's not just a chair with a butt on it. I also have an elbow rest in my workroom. It's a chair made by a craftsman. It's very comfortable and relaxing to sit down and lean on it. It's a little difficult to put into words. I feel like I'm in a space made by a chair. But physically, I'm not in a box-like space. But you can feel the interior, so you can use the inside. Let's say you have an apple. I want you to put it on your palm. At that time, the apple is in my hand. Isn't it on? Of course, you can say it's on. How about that apple? Are you just riding it? Are you just in contact with it? Or are you holding it? Oh, I'm holding it. If you were holding it, you wouldn't fall even if you turned your hand upside down. Yes, I won't fall. It feels like it's in the palm of your hand. I see. That's why I express it with my hand. The apple is wrapped in my hand. Next, let's move on to the word in, which represents wearing clothes. For example, She is dressed in red. This means that she is wearing red clothes. In red. In red means that the clothes she is wearing are red. I feel like I'm wrapped in red. You can express the clothes you're wearing in anything. For example, if you're wearing a T-shirt, In a T-shirt. If you're wearing a jacket, In a jacket. If you're wearing jeans, In jeans. Is this okay? But isn't it on because it's put on to wear? I see. That's a good question. In the case of put on, It means that the clothes are in contact with the body. In other words, the clothes are on my body. And now I'm using in to express it. It means that people are wearing in clothes. So is the subject a clothe? Or is it a person? You need to think about this separately. If a person is wearing a T-shirt, It means that the person is in a T-shirt. The body is in the T-shirt. I see. I understand. In addition, for example, if you're wearing black shoes, In black shoes. If you're wearing a hat, In a hat. Or in a cap. You can say that. Don't you think it's weird here? When you wear shoes, It's just a part of the lower body. The hat is just a little above the head. If you compare it with a T-shirt, jacket, or pants, There's very little room for the body. Even if it's just a part of it, You can use in. It's a part of the body. It doesn't have to be all over the place. This is one of the important points to understand in. By the way, hair naturally falls out every day, right? Do you know how to say the action of falling out in English? Falling out? Falling out is a fall, right? Falling out? Is it out? That's a good one. The correct answer is fall out. Oh, is that really right? I can't help lying. That's the right answer. Thank you very much. The action of the hair falling out is out. Falling out is fall. So it's fall out. There's one thing I want you to pay attention to here. What's the opposite of out? Opposite of out? Is it in? In other words, the hair before it fell out was in. There's no hair in your head, is there? There's a little bit of hair in there. I feel like it's in there, but it's just a part of it. But that's what it means in English. I'm surprised. So, for example, the carrots are in the ground. Do you have an image? Does it feel like carrots are in the field? Yes, I don't think it's a good expression. The carrots that haven't been harvested yet are in the ground. So, I think you can feel the inner sense of in. I think you can feel the nuance that the whole thing doesn't have to be in it. Also, let's keep in mind that it's used as an adverb, not just as an adverb. It's also an adverb. That's right. If you're going to use it as an adverb, you're going to have a noun behind it. It's like saying, in the house. In the case of an adverb, you only use in. For example, go in. This expresses the movement of going inside. And I think it's easy to understand if you think of this adverb in as a substitute for into. Into is a prefix, and since it's in and to, it expresses the movement of going inside with an arrow. For example, go into the cave. It represents the movement of going into the cave. But if you just say go in here, it represents the movement of going inside. If you already have the premise that you're going into the cave, you can omit the word cave and just say go in. I see. That's convenient. And another one. The adverb in represents the state of being inside. For example, let's say you went to your friend's house to play. When you ring the doorbell, your mom comes out. If your friend is John, you can ask, Is John in the house? You can say, Is John in? What's the original sentence? It means, Is John in the house? It's obvious that you're talking about your house, so you can use it as a substitute for in. And there's another phrase that left a great impression on me. It's I'm in. There's a video I like called Armageddon. I remember introducing the phrase in Armageddon in another video. There's a scene where they talk about whether to participate in a dangerous mission to save the earth. That's where the phrase came from. Do you know what I mean by I'm in? No, I don't know. It means that you're in or participating. In Japanese, it's like, I'm in, too. It's like, I'm in. That's what it means. It's similar to Japanese. So, in this video, I've been talking about the theme of all-knowing in. How was it? Did you get an idea? Don't just memorize it. Imagine the space. I hope you can imagine the feeling of being in it. And not just all-knowing. Let's keep in mind that it can also be used as a substitute. I just went inside and was bored. When I imagined the feeling of being inside, I could imagine the feeling of being inside. I learned a lot today. Thank you very much. Thank you for watching the video until the end. If you found this video helpful, Please subscribe to my channel, rate it highly, and leave a comment. I'd be happy if you could write in the comments what you think about the feeling of being inside. See you in the next video. This was English Doctor Nishizawa Roy. See ya!