How to Say ‘In the’ in German
Im
im
[im]
💬 Usage Tip: im is just a short form of in dem. You'll see the same kind of contraction in am = an dem and vom = von dem.
Phrase Breakdown
Im
[im]
In the
Combined form of 'in dem', used to indicate position within a space or timeframe.
Im Taxi haben wir über den Preis gesprochen.
In the taxi, we talked about the price.
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