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Innere

interior

noun IN-e-re Less Common
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Origin: from innen ('inside')

Also means

inner self

Usage Note

Innere is a nominalized adjective, so it declines like one — das Innere, but im Inneren ('in the interior'). It names both a building's interior and a person's inner being, and the German Ministry of the Interior is das Innenministerium.

Examples

"Das Innere des Hauses war dunkel."

Natural Translation

The interior of the house was dark.

Literal Translation

The interior of-the house was dark.

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