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drüben.

over (implying some distance from the listener)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈdryːbən/[ˈdʁyː.bm̩][-b(ə)n]
  1. over (implying some distance from the listener)

    Ich bin's. Hier drüben!
  2. over there

  3. beyond, on the other side (of some implied line)

  4. on the other side of the Iron Curtain; (western perspective) in East Germany, (eastern perspective) in West Germany

    historical · informal
Where this word comes from

From dr- + üben, with üben a rare word formed from über in analogy to pairs like unter - unten, ober - oben.

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