German Conversation · Level 30
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German word
auseinander
Pronunciation
IPA/ˌaʊ̯saɪ̯ˈnandɐ/
Meaning
- adverbapart
Example
Die Freunde wohnen weit auseinander.
The friends live far apart.
More examples
Die Termine liegen zwei Wochen auseinander.
The appointments are two weeks apart.
Core concept
Two parts of one whole move away from a shared center until a gap lies between them.
Common phrases
zeitlich auseinander liegen
be spaced apart in time
kulturell auseinander liegen
be culturally far apart
thematisch auseinander liegen
differ thematically
Similar words
getrennt: With formerly connected things no longer joined.
voneinander: With two or more things at a distance from each other.
Definition in German
auseinander ist ein Adverb, das ausdrückt, dass etwas nicht zusammen, sondern in getrennten Teilen existiert.
Word origin
Auseinander combines aus, meaning 'out' or 'away from', with einander, meaning 'each other', and thus developed the sense of being away from one another.
Usage tips
- In verbs such as auseinandergehen and auseinandernehmen, auseinander- is a separable prefix and appears apart from the verb in a finite clause.
Other meanings
- separatelyadverb
- to piecesadverb
Opposites
- gemeinsamtogetheradverb
- nebeneinanderside by sideadverb
Related words
- die Auseinandersetzungdiscussionnoun
- auseinandernehmentake apartverb