neben

See also: neben-

Basque

Noun

neben

  1. genitive plural of neba

German

Etymology

From Old High German in ebanī. Cognate with Dutch neven.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈneːbm̩/, /ˈneːbən/
  • Audio (Germany):(file)
  • Audio (Austria):(file)

Preposition

neben [with dative (indicating location) or accusative (indicating movement)]

  1. next to, beside, alongside, adjacent to, near, near to
    Das Sofa gehört neben den Tisch. ― The sofa belongs next to the table
    Das Sofa steht neben dem Tisch. ― The sofa stands next to the table
  2. in addition to, besides, alongside, apart from, aside from, among, amongst, on top of
  3. compared with

Inflection

Pronominal adverbs of neben
Preposition neben
+ wo-  woneben
+ da-  daneben
+ hier-  hierneben

See also

Further reading

  • “neben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “neben” in Duden online
  • “neben” in Duden online
  • “Neben-” in Duden online

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