German word

voneinander

Pronunciation

IPA/fɔnaɪ̯ˈnandɐ/

Meaning

  • adverbfrom each other

Example

Wir lernen voneinander.

We learn from each other.

Illustration for voneinander (from each other)

More examples

Nach dem Umzug leben die Geschwister voneinander getrennt.

After the move, the siblings live separately from each other.

Core concept

Each person serves as a source for the other, so the exchange can run in either direction.

Common phrases

  • getrennt voneinander leben

    live separately from each other

  • Informationen voneinander austauschen

    exchange information with each other

  • abhängig voneinander

    dependent on each other

Similar words

gegenseitig: With people responding to each other's actions or feelings in the same way.
miteinander: Together while sharing an activity or helping one another.
einander: With actions or feelings passed back and forth between people.
gegeneinander: In opposition, with each side acting against the other.

Definition in German

Gegenseitig; etwas betrifft jeweils den anderen.

Word origin

The adverb developed from the preposition von and the reciprocal pronoun einander, forming a phrase for a relation that starts from each person.

Usage tips

  • Voneinander lernen means learning from one another, while miteinander lernen means learning together; the two adverbs are not interchangeable.

Other meanings

  • of each otheradverb

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