gegenüber — opposite, towards, over, vis-à-vis in German
prepositionA2
Pronunciation
/ge:gn̩ˈʔy:bɐ/
Quick Facts
Level
A2
Frequency
80/100
Source Rank
#336
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Example Sentences
Der Blumenladen liegt gegenüber dem Park.
The flower shop is opposite the park.
Deine Einstellung gegenüber Frauen ist ungehörig.
Your attitude towards women is offensive.
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Corpus Neighbors
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wegen
because of, due to
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neben
next to, beside, apart from
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in
in, at, on, to
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mit
with, by
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im
in (the), at (the), on (the)
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von
from, of, out of, by
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zu
to, at, towards, for
PrepositionSame word class#12
für
for
PrepositionSame word class#13
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