außen

B1

outside, outward

English meaning
outside, outward
Vocabulary package
Directions & Orientation

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außen in a sentence

Wir haben das Schloss nur von außen gesehen.

We only saw the castle from the outside.

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Where außen comes from

mittelhochdeutsch ūzen, althochdeutsch ūzana, ūzzana, germanisch *ūta-n- „außen“; das Wort ist seit dem 8. Jahrhundert belegt :strukturell: Adverb zu aus

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What does außen mean in English?

außen means "outside, outward". For example: "Wir haben das Schloss nur von außen gesehen." — "We only saw the castle from the outside."

What level is außen in German?

außen is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the directions & orientation vocabulary.

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