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along, alongside
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Entlang means “along” or “alongside.” It functions as a preposition or adverb and often appears postpositionally (den Fluss entlang). When placed after a noun it typically takes the accusative; when used before, prescriptive grammar assigns the genitive (more formal). Common in directions and spatial descriptions.
Examples
Das Haus steht direkt an der Straße.
The house is located right on the street.
Wir spazieren den Fluss entlang.
We are walking along the river.
Die Radfahrer fuhren entlang des Flusses, obwohl Regen angekündigt worden war.
The cyclists rode along the river although rain had been forecast.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture walking along a river: you move parallel to it.
Think 'along' — both mean along/lengthwise.
Notes
Often used as a preposition or adverb meaning 'along' or 'alongside'. The input did not include a part-of-speech tag, so this entry is classified as 'other' here.