to 와 in/at과의 비교
go/come/return/walk (etc.) to …
- We’re going to New York next week.
- I want to go to Maxico.
- We walked from my house to the mall.
- What time do you go to bed?
be / stay / do something (etc.) in …
- The Statue of Liberty is in New York.
- My brother lives in Maxico.
- The best stores are in the mall.
- I like to read in bed.
go/come/return/walk (etc.) to …
- The bus is going to the airport.
- Karen didn’t go to work yesterday.
- I went to a party last night.
- We’d like you to come to our house.
be/stay/do (etc.) something at …
- The bus is at the airport.
- Amy wasn’t at work yesterday.
- I met her at a party.
- Amy stayed at her brother’s house.
home
go/come/walk (etc.) home (not to home)
- I’m tired. I’m going home. (not to home)
- Did you walk home?
be/stay를 쓸 때는 at을 써도 되고 안써도 된다. be/stay (at) home (with or without at)
- I’m staying home tonight. (or I’m staying at home.)
그러나 do something (work, watch TV 등)일 때는 at home을 쓴다. But do something (work, watch TV, etc.) at home
- Dan doesn’t go to an office. He works at home. (not he works home)
arrive and get
arrive in a country or town (arrive in Mexico / arrive in Tokyo, etc.)
- They arrived in Brazil last week. (not arrived to Brazil)
arrive at other places (arrive at the station / arrive at work, etc.)
- What time did you arrive at the hotel? (not arrive to the hotel)
get to (a place)
- What time did you get to the hotel?
- What did you get to Tokyo?
get home / arrive home (no preposition)
- I was tired when I got home. (or I was tired when I arrived home.)