entlang
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Alternative forms
- lang (chiefly colloquial; postposition only)
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German entlanc, cognate with German in lang (with a gliding sound -t-).
Pronunciation
Adverb
entlang
- along
- Ich gehe an dem Fluss entlang.
- I'm walking along the river.
- Ich gehe hier entlang.
- I'm walking this way.
Preposition
entlang
- along; indicates location or movement
- [with genitive]
- Entlang des Flusses stehen viele Bäume.
- Along the river there are many trees.
- Ich gehe entlang des Flusses.
- I'm walking along the river.
- (colloquial) [with dative]
- Entlang dem Fluss stehen viele Bäume.
- Along the river there are many trees.
- [with genitive]
Postposition
entlang [with accusative]
- along; indicates movement
- Ich gehe den Fluss entlang.
- I'm walking along the river.
Usage notes
- A general tendency is to use the preposition with verbs showing location and the postposition with verbs of motion.
- Postpositional usage is alternatively analyzable as part of a separable verb (such as entlanggehen). It cannot be used with verbs showing location. For example, one would not say *Den Fluss entlang stehen viele Bäume.
Further reading
- “entlang” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “entlang” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “entlang as preposition” in Duden online
- “entlang as adverb” in Duden online
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