German Conversation · Level 50
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German word
nebeneinander
Pronunciation
IPA/neːbn̩aɪ̯ˈnandɐ/
Meaning
- adverbside by side
Example
Die Stühle stehen nebeneinander.
The chairs are side by side.
More examples
Die Bücher liegen nebeneinander im Regal.
The books lie side by side on the shelf.
Core concept
Separate people or things share one horizontal line, close together and with equal standing.
Common phrases
nebeneinander stehen
stand side by side
nebeneinander liegen
lie side by side
nebeneinander sitzen
sit side by side
Similar words
neben: In the position immediately beside something else.
beieinander: Close together in one place or group.
nebenan: In an adjacent place, usually nearby or next door.
Definition in German
nebeneinander stehen oder liegen; übertragen: mehrere Elemente gleichzeitig und gleichberechtigt nebeneinander bestehen.
Word origin
The adverb combines German neben, meaning beside, with einander, meaning one another, and therefore developed the sense of being beside one another.
Usage tips
- As an adverb, "nebeneinander" does not take an object case; a separate phrase with neben normally takes the dative for a stationary location.
Other meanings
- next to each otheradverb
- in paralleladverb
Opposites
- hintereinanderone behind anotheradverb
- aufeinanderon top of one anotheradverb
Related words
- das Nebeneinanderside-by-side arrangementnoun
- nebeneinanderliegendlying side by sideadjective