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2up

22 Dez 2019

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Was ist der Unterschied zwischen get in und get on ?Du kannst auch einfach Beispielsätze geben.

What is the difference between "get in" and "get on" when riding a vehicle?

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COASTBC

22 Dez 2019

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@2up Yes, unfortunately there is no real reason or system to these. You get on a bus even though you are in a bus. The same is true with ships and trains. In the case of a ship. It is technically the ground. So you are on a ship in the same way that your feet are on the ground. Buses and trains are more arbitrary. Time can be equally confusing. Example. "In an hour." "At 2:30." "On January fifth."

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COASTBC

22 Dez 2019

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A car or truck you are enclosed by it. You are "in" a car or truck. You get on a motorcycle, bicycle, horse and so on. Just like your feet are "on" the ground. You are "on" a bicycle and so on.

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lovegrowing

22 Dez 2019

Englisch (US) Fast fließend

Get in the house.
Get in the car.
Get on: to continue doing something, especially work ex: I'll leave you to get on then, shall I?

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blue_eyesblonde_hair

22 Dez 2019

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in: entering into an enclosed area ex. in a house, in a box.

on: on top of something. ex. on a horse, on the box

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lovegrowing

22 Dez 2019

Englisch (US) Fast fließend

My experience is looking for verb + Preposition meaning directly in Dictionary. I feel free to read them because I can looking for the meaning in the dictionary if I need it. :). Have fun!

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lovegrowing

22 Dez 2019

Englisch (US) Fast fließend

@short-n-sweet I've learnt more from you guys. Thanks you.

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2up

22 Dez 2019

Japanisch

@COASTBC Thanks for the swift answer.
@lovegrowing Thanks for the answer from various viewpoints.
@short-n-sweet Thanks for the answer with the artistic illustration.
Each answer helps a lot. By the way, I asked this question because I saw "get on" being used for the bus. Do people on the bus feel like they are on the ground, not enclosed?

COASTBC

22 Dez 2019

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@2up Yes, unfortunately there is no real reason or system to these. You get on a bus even though you are in a bus. The same is true with ships and trains. In the case of a ship. It is technically the ground. So you are on a ship in the same way that your feet are on the ground. Buses and trains are more arbitrary. Time can be equally confusing. Example. "In an hour." "At 2:30." "On January fifth."

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2up

22 Dez 2019

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@COASTBC Thanks for the detailed explanation. I understand now. :)

blue_eyesblonde_hair

22 Dez 2019

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@2up getting on...these forms of transportation( bus, trains,ships) comes from the fact that they give you the idea of having to climb on them in order to get in.

getting in the bus
" " in the train
or in a ship
is correct but not used as often

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2up

23 Dez 2019

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@short-n-sweet Thanks for the additional explanation. That's interesting. Now that you mention it, it's true that you bend down to get in the car and climb up to get on the bus or the ship. And when you get on the train from the platform, it's flat, so you don't have to climb up to get into them, but in the old days, you might have climbed up to get in.

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Was ist der Unterschied zwischen get in und get on ?Du kannst auch einfach Beispielsätze geben.

A car or truck you are enclosed by it. You are "in" a car or truck. You get on a motorcycle, bicycle, horse and so on. Just like your feet are "on" the ground. You are "on" a bicycle and so on.

Get in the house.Get in the car.Get on: to continue doing something, especially work ex: I'll leave you to get on then, shall I?

in: entering into an enclosed area ex. in a house, in a box.on: on top of something. ex. on a horse, on the box

My experience is looking for verb + Preposition meaning directly in Dictionary. I feel free to read them because I can looking for the meaning in the dictionary if I need it. :). Have fun!

@short-n-sweet I've learnt more from you guys. Thanks you.

@2up getting on...these forms of transportation( bus, trains,ships) comes from the fact that they give you the idea of having to climb on them in order to get in.getting in the bus" " in the trainor in a shipis correct but not used as often

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Get in the house.
Get in the car.
Get on: to continue doing something, especially work ex: I'll leave you to get on then, shall I?

in: entering into an enclosed area ex. in a house, in a box.

on: on top of something. ex. on a horse, on the box

@2up getting on...these forms of transportation( bus, trains,ships) comes from the fact that they give you the idea of having to climb on them in order to get in.

getting in the bus
" " in the train
or in a ship
is correct but not used as often