dedins, defòra, endacòm, enlòc
Inside, Outside, Somewhere, Nowhere
Dedins is inside, defòra is outside, endacòm is somewhere, and pas enlòc is not anywhere.
How It Works
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| dedins | inside | Dedins fa caud. |
| defòra | outside | Defòra fa fred. |
| endacòm | somewhere | Vau endacòm. |
| enlòc | nowhere, not anywhere | Vau pas enlòc. |
With a noun, use the preposition dins: dins l'ostal. Without a noun, use dedins. For here inside, use aicí dedins.
Endacòm mai means somewhere else. Enlòc usually comes with pas when a verb is present.
Defòra also goes with verbs of movement: anar defòra, to go outside. With lo in front, dedins and defòra become nouns: lo dedins, the inside, and lo defòra, the outside.
Examples (5)
- Dedins fa caud.
It is warm inside.
Dedins stands alone, with no noun.
- Defòra fa fred.
It is cold outside.
Defòra is the opposite of dedins.
- Vau endacòm.
I am going somewhere.
Endacòm names an unknown place.
- Vau pas enlòc.
I am not going anywhere.
Enlòc goes with pas.
- Los dròlles jògan defòra.
The children play outside.
Defòra comes after the verb.
Common Mistakes
Using dins without a noun.
Joan es dins.Joan es dedins.Dins is a preposition and needs a noun after it. Alone, the word is dedins.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Dedins, defòra, endacòm and enlòc are place words that stand alone, so dins and the place adverbs come first.
Related Patterns
- quicòm, degun, resSomething, Nobody and Nothing
Quicòm and res follow the same something and nothing pattern for things.
Level 3 - res, degunNothing and Nobody
Res and degun are the negative words for things and people.
Level 2 - a costat de, lonh de, pròche deNear and Far
Place phrases that take a noun.
Level 2
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