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adverb

nebeneinander

next to each other

Es beschreibt, dass zwei oder mehr Dinge direkt seitlich aneinander stehen oder liegen.

Definition & meaning

Nebeneinander means next to one another or side by side. It describes people or things positioned alongside each other.

It can also be used figuratively for things that exist or happen alongside one another, such as different ideas, conditions, or ways of life.

Grammar & word origin

Nebeneinander is an adverb and is usually written as one word. It is formed from neben (“beside”) and einander (“each other”). It does not change form.

Synonyms & antonyms

  • nebensich — beside each other; less common and more specifically spatial than nebeneinander.
  • daneben — beside it or next to it; usually refers to a particular object or location, rather than to several things arranged side by side.
  • auseinander — apart or separated; an opposite when describing arrangement.
  • hintereinander — one behind another; contrasts with a side-by-side arrangement.

Common phrases & collocations

  • nebeneinander stehen — to stand next to one another.
  • nebeneinander liegen — to lie or be located side by side.
  • friedlich nebeneinander leben — to live peacefully alongside one another.
  • zwei Dinge nebeneinanderstellen — to place or compare two things side by side.

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Examples

Die beiden Häuser stehen nebeneinander.adverb

The two houses stand next to each other.

Wir wohnen nebeneinander in der gleichen Straße.adverb

We live next to each other on the same street.

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