German preposition · CEFR A1
im
Meaning in English: in the (in + dem)
Example
Im Sommer fahren wir ans Meer.
In summer we go to the seaside.
How common is im?
im is number 11 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 9,714 times per million words — about once every 100 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 20% of the words in an ordinary German text. A1 means a beginner word, usually met in the first weeks of learning.
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