in, inside
physical location or being within an area, place, or container
în casă
in the house
în oraș
in town
în buzunar
in the pocket
#13 · Preposition · ADP
In Romanian, în means “in, inside”. It’s the #13 most frequently used Romanian word. Below you’ll find how to use it, its forms, real example sentences, and common word pairings.
Preposition used mainly to mark location inside something, time periods, and some fixed grammatical patterns. It is one of the most common Romanian prepositions.
neutralphysical location or being within an area, place, or container
in the house
in town
in the pocket
used with periods of time or events
in summer
in 2024
during the meeting
movement toward the inside of a place
to enter the room
to put something in the box
appears in many standard patterns, especially with nouns and some abstract expressions
in Romania
of age; elderly
normally
Ranked by how often each form shows up in spoken Romanian. The top form cover about 99% of everyday use — learn these first.
Usually followed by a noun phrase; the form of the noun depends on the construction.
The preposition introduces place, time, or other complement phrases.
în casă / în ianuarie / în România
in the house / in January / in Romania
Combines naturally with accusative forms in Romanian prepositional phrases.
This is standard for Romanian prepositions like în.
în oraș
in town
Often used in common adverbial phrases and set expressions.
Many frequent expressions use în in a non-literal way.
în general
in general
vs. pe
în usually means 'inside/in'; pe often means 'on' or 'on/at a surface' and is used differently with place names and routes.
în casă / pe masă
in the house / on the table
vs. la
în points to being inside or within something; la often means 'to/at' a place, person, or event.
în școală / la școală
inside the school / at school
vs. din
în means 'in/inside'; din means 'from/out of' and often marks origin or removal from inside.
în cameră / din cameră
in the room / from the room
Locuiesc în București.
I live in Bucharest.
în - location within a city
Ne vedem în cinci minute.
See you in five minutes.
în - time reference
A pus cărțile în rucsac.
He/She put the books in the backpack.
în - inside a container
În fiecare zi merg la facultate.
Every day I go to university.
în - time expression with a recurring pattern