gegenüber
See also: Gegenüber
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): [ɡeːɡŋ̍ˈʔyːbɐ]
- Hyphenation: ge‧gen‧über
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Preposition
[edit]gegenüber [with dative]
- opposite
- to, toward, towards
- 1917, Franz Kafka, Ein Landarzt, page 21:
- Schlecht gezahlt, bin ich doch freigebig und hilfsbereit gegenüber den Armen.
- Badly paid, I am still generous and helpful toward the poor.
- compared to
- vis-à-vis, in dealings with, in dealing with, towards
Postposition
[edit]gegenüber [with dative]
- opposite
- Die Bank liegt dem Bahnhof gegenüber.
- The bank is located across from the railroad station.
- to, toward, towards
- compared to
- vis-à-vis, in dealings with, in dealing with, towards
Usage notes
[edit]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
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Adverb
[edit]gegenüber
- on the opposite side
Further reading
[edit]- “gegenüber (preposition)” in Duden online
- “gegenüber (adverb)” in Duden online
- “gegenüber”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)