dans
Meanings
Preposition
1. in, inside (enclosed in a physical space, a group, a state) (literal, figurative, figuratively)
2. to (indicates direction towards certain large subdivisions, see usage notes)
3. in, within (a longer period of time)
4. during (with respect to time)
5. out of, from
6. in; in the works of (metonymic)
7. Used in dans les (“about, around”) (colloquial)
Examples12482
Il arrivera dans trois jours.
He will arrive in three days.
dans un temps donné
during a given time
Je serai prêt dans une heure.
I'll be ready in one hour.
dans les dix euros
about ten euros
Il habite dans le quartier le plus riche de Paris.
He lives in the richest district of Paris.
dans ma jeunesse
in my youth