Grammar reference
Subject + 在 + Place
在 (zài) — location sentences
在 means 'to be at/in' a place: 我在家 (I'm at home). It can also come before a verb to mean 'in/at [place], [do something]': 我在学校学习 (I study at school). Don't confuse it with 是 — 在 is for location, 是 is for identity.
Examples
- 我在家。wǒ zài jiā
I'm at home.
- 他在中国工作。tā zài zhōng guó gōng zuò
He works in China.
- 书在桌子上。shū zài zhuō zi shàng
The book is on the table.
Practice this pattern
Fill in the missing character:
我_家。
I'm at home.