- In (-da/ichida) predlogi joy uchun ham qo’llaniladi. Bunda ikki xil holatdagi joylarga nisbatan ishlatiladi:
1. yopiq joylarning ichiga ishora qilinganda;
2. o’zi ochiq bo’lsada katta-kichik maydonlarga va davlatlarga ishora qilinganda.
‘Where’s David?’ ‘In the kitchen. / In the garden. / In London.’
‘Devid qayerda?’ ‘Oshxonada. / Bog’da. / Londonda.’
What’s in that box / in that bag / in that cupboard?
Anavi qutida / sumkada / javonda nima bor?
Rachel works in a shop / in a bank / in a factory.
Reychel do’konda / bankda / zavodda ishlaydi.
I went for a swim in the river / in the pool / in the sea.
Men daryoda / hovuzda / dengizda suzish uchun bordim.
Milan is in the north of Italy. Naples is in the south.
Milan Italiyaning shimolida. Naples janubda.
I live in a big city, but I’d like to live in the country.
Men katta shaharda yashayman, ammo qishloqda yashashni hohlayman.
- At (-da/yonida) biror joyning yonidaligiga ishora qilish uchun ishlatiladi:
There’s somebody at the bus stop / at the door.
Bekatda / eshik yonida kimdir bor.
The car is waiting at the traffic lights.
Mashina chiroqlar yonida kutyapti.
Vicky is working at her desk.
Viky ish stolida ishlayapti.
- at the top / at the bottom / at the end (of …) birikmasining qo’llanishi:
Write your name at the top of the page.
Ismingizni sahifaning tepasiga yozing.
My house is at the end of the street.
Mening uyim ko’chaning oxirida.
- On predlogi ustida/…da ma’nosida kelib, biror joyning yoki narsaning ustidaligiga ishora qilinadi. Ba’zan tepadagi yoki yondagi joyga nisbatan ishlatilganda, buyumning osilganligini bildiradi:
There are some books on the shelf and some pictures on the wall.
Javonda bir qancha kitoblar bor va devorda bir qancha rasmlar bor.
There are a lot of apples on those trees.
Anavi daraxtda ko’pgina olmalar bor.
Don’t sit on the grass. It’s wet.
Maysaga o’tirma. U nam.
There is a stamp on the envelope.
Konvertda muhr bor.
- on a horse / on a bicycle / on a motorbike:
Who is that man on the motorbike?
Mototsikldagi anavi odam kim?
Exercise 1. Rasmlarga qarang va savollarga javob bering. In/at/on dan foydalaning.
Answers
2 In the box.3 On the box.
4 On the wall.
5 At the bus stop.
6 In the field.
7 On the balcony.
8 In the pool.
9 At the window.
10 On the ceiling.
11 On the table.
12 At the table.
Exercise 2. In/at/on ni yozing.
Answers
2 in3 on
4 in
5 on
6 at
7 in
8 in
9 at
10 at
11 in
12 at
13 on
14 at
15 on the wall in the living room