Preposition
diesseits
Pronunciation: [ˈdiːs.zaɪ̯t͡s]
this side of
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Meanings
Preposition
- this side of
Example sentence
Diesseits des Berges regnet es nicht viel.
It doesn't rain much on this side of the mountain.
Usage
- diesseits des Flusses — On this side of the river; diesseits takes genitive.
- diesseits / jenseits — On this side versus on the other side.
Diesseits der Grenze waren die Schilder noch zweisprachig.
On this side of the border, the signs were still bilingual.