in this or in this? Do you know the correct way? Although both words exist in the Portuguese language, they are applied at different times, what distinguishes is a referential issue (space and time).
The words are contractions of the preposition in with the demonstrative pronouns This one It is that. With this, it forms in this (at + this) and in that (in + this).
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So, how do you know when to use words?
In this is used to demonstrate something close to the person who is speaking, or referring to the present tense. Already in that it is to represent something partially far away or in the past tense.
In this is used to indicate something that is close to the person speaking. In addition, it can also demonstrate the present tense. Furthermore, it is used to refer to what will be reported in the speech.
There are some inflections in gender and number of the word, such as: in this, in these, in this and in this.
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Already in that is applied when the person refers to something distant, both spatially and in time. In addition, it can also indicate what has already been reported in a speech.
The word has the following inflections in gender and number: in that, in that, in those, in those and in that.
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