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entlang

along

preposition ent-LANG Less Common
Grammar & Structure Prepositions

Usage Note

entlang is unusual: when it follows its noun it takes the accusative (den Fluss entlang), but when it precedes it takes the dative or genitive (entlang dem Fluss). The post-positioned accusative form is by far the most common in speech.

Examples

"Wir gehen die Straße entlang."

Natural Translation

We walk along the street.

Literal Translation

We go the street along.

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