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The preposition "in" may have, in English, several values, as follows:
#REDIRECT [[English prepositions#In]]
 
{|border=1 cellpadding=5
!rowspan=2|Value
!rowspan=2|UNL
!colspan=2|Examples
|-
!English
!UNL
|-
|complement (necessary argument)
|obj
|interested in Math
|obj(interested, Math)
|-
|time (when?)
|tim
|work in 1973
|tim(work, 1973)
|-
|physical place (where?)
|plc
|work in Switzerland
|plc(work, Switzerland)
|-
|logical place (in what?)
|scn
|work in the project
|scn(work, project)
|-
|affected place
|opl
|hit in the face
|opl(hit, face)
|-
|manner (how)
|man
|split in two
|man(split, 2.@in)
|-
|attribute (which)
|mod
|a man in overcoat
|mod(man, overcoat.@in)
|-
|final state (= into)
|gol
|throw in the basket
|gol(throw, basket)
|}
 
== Observations ==
;@in
Except for "mod" and "man", the attribute @in is the default and therefore optional:
*work in Switzerland = plc(work, Switzerland) = plc(work, Switzerland.@in)
*split in two = man(split, 2.@in) = <strike>man(split,2)</strike> (because of "split as two")
*man in overcoat = mod(man, overcoat.@in) = <strike>mod(man, overcoat)</strike> (because of "man of overcoat")

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