German word

ebenda

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈeːbn̩daː/

Meaning

  • adverbthere

Example

Wir treffen uns ebenda um acht Uhr.

We'll meet there at eight o'clock.

Illustration for ebenda (there)

More examples

Im Literaturverzeichnis wird ebenda häufig statt einer neuen Quellenangabe verwendet.

In the bibliography, ibid. is often used instead of a new source citation.

Core concept

A pointer turns back to the place just named and lands there again.

Common phrases

  • ebenda in Fußnoten

    there in footnotes

Similar words

da: There, at a place being indicated or already mentioned in conversation.
dort: There, at a more distant or previously mentioned place.
hier: Here, at the speaker's location or the place being indicated.

Definition in German

An dem zuvor genannten Ort

Word origin

Ebenda developed from the older phrase eben da, combining eben in the sense of 'just' or 'precisely' with da, 'there'.

Usage tips

  • Ebenda is chiefly used in written or formal German, while da or dort is usually more natural in everyday speech.

Other meanings

  • ibidadverb

Opposites

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