# gen

gen is a German preposition meaning “in the direction; to; towards (a place or time)”.

## Meanings

1. _archaic · literary_ in the direction; to; towards (a place or time)
   - gen Norden — to the north, northwards
2. _archaic · lokale Präposition (örtliches Verhältniswort) mit dem Akkusativ_ to; toward; towards
   - „Rechts von mir sah ich die Miljačka durch die Talsohle fließen und auf den Hügeln der Stadt die zahllosen Moscheen, deren erhaben-anmutige Minarette gen Himmel zeigten.“

## Examples

- Tom zog gen Westen. — Tom went west.
- Er richtete die Augen gen Himmel. — He looked heavenwards.
- Tom sagte Maria, du seiest gen Boston gezogen. — Tom told Mary you went to Boston.
- Der Kompass zeigt gen Norden. — The compass points to the north.
- Sie führten ihren Vorstoß gen Süden fort. — They continued to push south.

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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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