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"Is the milk in the fridge?"
Translation:牛奶在冰箱里吗?
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里 indicates preposition. Unlike in English where we say "in the _", prepositions are placed AFTER the modified word.
Also, 在 here is saying "at" so the sentence literally says "the milk is at the fridge inside?"
Hope that helps (:
383
如果我明白,you are saying the difference is
牛奶在冰箱里吗:We both know there is milk. But is it in the fridge or did someone leave it out?
冰箱里有牛奶吗:I don't know if there is milk, but I don't see it sitting out, so what about the fridge?
对不对?
383
Same semantics as 冰箱有牛奶吗 as seen here. Seems to be a difference of emphasis: "Is there milk in the fridge" as opposed to "is the milk in the fridge?"
You can say 牛奶在不在冰箱里 if you want.
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The 里 confuses me because in earlier sentances 北京在中国 Beijing is in China. So would the earlier sentances need 里 as well or does this just apply to small spaces?