"There are keys in the pocket."
Translation:ポケットの中にカギがあります。
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Only in this case. に indicates a location but it does not say where at that location. It can be in, on, at, over, …
e.g.
ポケットに刺繍があります。
There is embroidery on the pocket.
ポケットの中に刺繍があります。
There is embroidery inside the pocket.
are certainly different.
Some Japanese may pronounce /g/ as /ng/. It depends on the speaker and the region. Wikipedia discusses it: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_phonology
If I remember correctly from reading other comment sections in the past (and I'm far from an expert)... It's a regional thing, so some people in Japan will pronounce their 'g's like that, while others won't.
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That would mean that someone has put the keys in the pocket for a purpose.
I tried writing カギ in kanji (鍵), and got marked wrong. I'm guessing it being written in katakana is more common. Still, I don't see why I should be marked wrong for that. Reporting.
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Japanese is still in beta, and a lot of the questions don't accept kanji. We just have to keep submitting error reports.
