Dins
Example: El gat està dins de la caixa petita.
Definition
"Dins" is a Catalan preposition used to indicate that something is inside or within a specific space or object, as in the phrase "El gat està dins de la caixa petita," meaning the cat is inside the small box.
Etymology
The Catalan preposition "dins" originates from the Latin word "de intus," where "de" means 'from' and "intus" means 'within' or 'inside.' Over time, this evolved into the shorter form "dins," retaining its original meaning of indicating something inside a place or object.
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"Dins" appears in the Vocaplus list "Catalan - General - (A1) - set 3", containing 104 commonly used words.
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