Entlang
Example: Wir gehen den Fluss entlang spazieren.
Definition
"Entlang" is a German preposition used to indicate movement or position parallel to a line or object, typically translated as "along" in English. For example, in the sentence "Wir gehen den Fluss entlang spazieren," it means walking alongside the river.
Etymology
The German preposition "entlang" originates from Middle High German, composed of "ent-" meaning 'against' or 'towards' and "lang" meaning 'long' or 'length'. It literally conveys the idea of moving 'along the length' of something. Did you know? The word "entlang" uniquely combines direction and proximity in one compact form.
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"Entlang" appears in the Vocaplus list "German - General - (A1) - set 2", containing 103 commonly used words.
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