em.
in; inside; within (contained by)
Meaning & usage
in; inside; within (contained by)
Estou na minha casa.
Encontraram umas moedas no baú.
on; on top of (located just above the surface of)
O livro está na mesa.
in; at (located in a location)
Os soldados estão na Crimeia.
in (part of; a member of)
Só três jogadores ainda estão nesta equipa/e.
in; into; inside (towards the inside of)
A água entrou em várias casas.
indicates the target of an action
Quero dar um soco na tua cara.
Mete um processo neles.
in (pertaining to the particular thing)
Ela não passou em inglês.
in (immediately after a period of time)
Entraremos em contato com você em duas semanas.
in; during (within a period of time)
O jornal será publicado no dia cinco.
at; in (in a state of)
Estamos em perigo!
in (indicates means, medium, format, genre or instrumentality)
Fomos pagos em moeda estrangeira.
in (indicates a language, script, tone etc. of writing, speaking etc.)
Li um livro em holandês.
in (wearing)
A moça em preto.
indicates that the object deserves a given punishment
Cadeia nele!
used in a gerundial or participial clause to emphasize its conditional or temporal meaning
Em se tratando de você, já nada me surpreende.
Where this word comes from
From Old Galician-Portuguese en, from Latin in (“in”), from Proto-Italic *en, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁én (“in”). Doublet of in.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.