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außerhalb

outside

preposition OW-ser-halp Less Common
Grammar & Structure Prepositions

Also means

beyond

Usage Note

außerhalb is a genitive preposition: außerhalb der Stadt ('outside the city'). Its opposite is innerhalb ('inside, within'). It can be temporal too, as in außerhalb der Öffnungszeiten ('outside opening hours').

Examples

"Sie wohnt außerhalb der Stadt."

Natural Translation

She lives outside the city.

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