Polyglot Dictionary

entlang

/ɛntˈlaŋ/

preposition B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Prep Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. along

    Can follow its noun with the accusative ("die Straße entlang") or precede it with the dative ("entlang der Straße") — both are common.

    • Wir gingen die Straße entlang.

      We walked along the street.

Practice

1 What does entlang mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wir gingen die Straße ___.

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