# einander

einander is a German pronoun meaning “each other”.

## In other languages

- Русский: друг друга, друг другу

## Meanings

1. Reciprocal pronoun of all three plural persons: each other
   - Sie unterstützten einander, so gut sie konnten. — They supported each other as much as they could.
2. _zumeist gehoben_ each other
   - Hans und Maria sehen einander nur noch selten.

## Examples

- Alle Personen in dem Raum kennen einander. — The people in the room all know one another.
- Wir sind Freunde, und Freunde helfen einander. — We're friends, and friends help each other.
- Tom und Maria erkannten einander augenblicklich wieder. — Tom and Mary instantly recognised each other.
- Es ist wichtig, einander zu helfen. — It's important to help each other.
- Es scheint, ihr kennt einander bereits. — You seem to already know each other.

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Sources: Meanings and forms from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).
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