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gegenüber

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See also: Gegenüber

German

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Etymology

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gegen +‎ über

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɡeːɡŋ̍ˈʔyːbɐ]
  • Hyphenation: ge‧gen‧über
  • Audio (Austria):(file)

Preposition

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gegenüber [with dative]

  1. opposite
  2. to, toward, towards
    • 1917, Franz Kafka, Ein Landarzt, in: Die neue Dichtung. Ein Almanach, Kurt Wolff Verlag, page 21:
      Schlecht gezahlt, bin ich doch freigebig und hilfsbereit gegenüber den Armen.
      Badly paid, I am still generous and helpful toward the poor.
  3. compared to
  4. vis-à-vis, in dealings with, in dealing with, towards

Postposition

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gegenüber [with dative]

  1. opposite
    Die Bank liegt dem Bahnhof gegenüber.
    The bank is located across from the railroad station.
  2. to, toward, towards
  3. compared to
  4. vis-à-vis, in dealings with, in dealing with, towards

Usage notes

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Always used as a postposition with pronouns (e.g. mir gegenüber but not *gegenüber mir), but may be used as a preposition or a postposition with other nouns.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Adverb

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gegenüber

  1. on the opposite side

Further reading

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