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at < on < in の概念
| 前置詞 | 範囲 | 説明 | 例 |
|---|---|---|---|
| At | 点 | 正確な場所 | テーブルに座る sit at the table |
| On | 面 | ある範囲内だが、どの点かは不明確 | 通りで on the street |
| In | 空間 | ある空間の中 | 車の中で in a car |
時間の前置詞 at < on < in
| At (特定の時点) | On (特定の日付) | In (ある期間内) |
|---|---|---|
 |
 |
 |
| at 9 am | on Monday | in the morning |
| at 8 o’clock | on Saturday | in the afternoon |
| at 6 pm | on June 3rd | in (the) summer |
| at night | on 1st October 2013 | in 1950 |
| at noon/ midday | on Christmas day | in the 1900s |
| at Easter | on my birthday | in the 17th century |
| at Christmas | on Tuesday evening | in the Easter holiday |
| at dinner time | on time | in the next century |
| at dinner | on a winter evening | in the future |
| at that moment | on a warm day | in the 10 years time |
| On (時間が1日に等しい) | In (時間が1日より長い) |
|---|---|
| on Sunday | in Summer |
| on July 3rd | in July |
場所の前置詞 at < on < in
| At (特定の場所) | On (場所の範囲上) | In (場所の中) |
|---|---|---|
| at 675 State Street | on a bus | in England |
| at the bus stop | on a plane | in Chinatown |
| at the door | on a horse | in a building |
| at the top of page | on the phone | in a car |
| at someone’s house | on the Internet | in a taxi |
| at the entrance | on the television | in a boat |
| at the crossroads | on the floor | in a helicopter |
| at the front | on the page | in a traffic jam |
| at the back | on the menu | in Time Square |
| at the bottom | on Oxford street | in the article |
方向の前置詞 on < in
| On (場所の範囲外) | In (場所の中) |
|---|---|
| Canada is on the north of US | New York is in the north of US |
交通手段の前置詞 on < in
| On (交通手段の中、移動可能) | In (交通手段の中、移動不可) |
|---|---|
| on the bus | in the car |
| on the train | in the taxi |
その他の前置詞
～へ過去：to/ for
| 前置詞 | 説明 | 例 |
|---|---|---|
| to | 正確な目標 | あなたに買う buy it to you |
| for | 大まかな方向、必ずしも完了しない | あなたのために買う buy it for you |
～の隣に：with/ by
| 前置詞 | 説明 | 例 |
|---|---|---|
| with | 隣に付き添う | そのプレゼントと（一緒に）嬉しい I am happy with the gift |
| by | 寄りかかる | 私は（寄りかかって）電車でそこへ行った I went there by train |
従属、包含、分離：of
| 前置詞 | 説明 | 例 |
|---|---|---|
| of | ある部分に属する | この部屋のドア the door of the room |