Adverb
überall
Pronunciation: /ˌyːbɐˈʔal/
everywhere
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Meanings
Adverb
- everywhere
- anywhere (in whatever place)
- forms prepositional adverbs of alles (“everything”)
- is added to a prepositional adverb in order to express that the latter includes a wide variety of items
Example sentence
Was ist passiert? Überall in der Wohnung ist Wasser.
What happened? There's water all over the apartment.
Usage
- überall suchen — Look everywhere; überall does not change its form.
- überall / nirgends — Everywhere contrasts with nowhere.
Im Frühling blühen hier überall Blumen.
Flowers bloom everywhere here in spring.