inuti

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Preposition

inuti

1. in, within, inside

   Jag lade frimärkena inuti kuvertet så att du inte tappar bort dem = I put the stamps inside the envelope so that you won't lose them

2. on the inside

   Undrar hur en tennisboll ser ut inuti? = Wonder what a tennis ball looks like on the inside?

Usage notes

Implies more stress on the location as within/on the inside of something—usually something small and/or inaccessible—than does i, which also can have meanings closer to "at" (i skolan = at school), or inne i which denotes a position within, but still with plenty of space and/or easy access (such as buildings).

Synonyms

• i
• inne i

Antonyms

• utanpå
• ovanpå