When would you use adentro

Question

When would you use dentro instead of adentro?

Answer 1

a is a preposition that is added to "outside" and "inside" when they are destinations. When they are not destinations, a is not used.

Me voy afuera.

Pon el pan adentro de la estufa.

Estoy fuera.

El pan está dentro de la estufa.

Answer 2

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Adentro

adverb

1. inside quédate adentro y no salgas -> stay inside o indoors and don't go out le clavó el cuchillo muy adentro -> he plunged the knife deep into her tierra adentro -> inland mar adentro -> out to sea adentro de -> inside (Am)

adentros plural masculine noun

also: para mis/tus/etc adentros -> to myself/yourself/etc (pensar, decir) sonrió para sus adentros -> he smiled to himself

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Answer 3

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