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anhand

on the basis of

preposition an-HANT Rare
Grammar & Structure Prepositions

Origin: from an + Hand (at hand)

Also means

using as a guide

Usage Note

anhand is a genitive preposition, 'on the basis of, using', e.g. anhand der Daten. It frames evidence or a guiding example and pairs naturally with von before bare nouns: anhand von Beispielen. Common in academic and analytical writing.

Examples

"Anhand der Karte fanden wir den richtigen Weg."

Natural Translation

Using the map, we found the right way.

Literal Translation

On-basis-of the map found we the right way.

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