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Einander<br />

The reciprocal pronoun einander (one another, each other) refers to an action that is shared by<br />

two parties. It is used in the form einander or combined with a preposition, such as miteinander<br />

(with one another, with each other). When einander is combined with a preposition, the preposition<br />

becomes a prefix and the two parts are written as one word.<br />

When two parties carry out the same action in two different <strong>sentence</strong>s, the <strong>sentence</strong>s can be<br />

combined as one with a form of einander. For example:<br />

Tina liebt Erik. Erik liebt Tina.<br />

Tina loves Erik. Erik loves Tina.<br />

Tina und Erik lieben einander. Tina and Erik love one another.<br />

Er spricht mit ihr. Sie spricht mit ihm. He speaks with her. She speaks with him.<br />

Sie sprechen miteinander. They speak with one another.<br />

Übung<br />

11·4<br />

Combine the following pairs of <strong>sentence</strong>s by using a form of einander.<br />

1. Der Mann küsst die Frau. Die Frau küsst den Mann.<br />

2. Martin will Heinz besuchen. Heinz will Martin besuchen.<br />

3. Frau Keller fragte nach Herrn Benz. Herr Benz fragte nach Frau Keller.<br />

4. Der Franzose wollte mit dem Schaffner sprechen. Der Schaffner wollte mit dem Franzosen<br />

sprechen.<br />

Übung<br />

11·5<br />

Write original <strong>sentence</strong>s with the reciprocal pronouns provided.<br />

1. einander <br />

2. voneinander <br />

3. nebeneinander <br />

4. aneinander <br />

Pronouns 87

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