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Otti schaut seinem Gegenüber beim Sprechen freundlich in die Augen. When speaking, Otti looks the person he's talking to kindly in the eye.

noun · C1

das Gegenüber

[ɡeːɡn̩ˈʔyːbɐ]

the person opposite, the person you're talking to

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Grammar

Plural
die Gegenüber In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? das Gegenüber die Gegenüber
Accusative wen? was? das Gegenüber die Gegenüber
Dative wem? dem Gegenüber den Gegenübern
Wenn du deinem Gegenüber ständig ins Wort fällst, hört dir bald niemand mehr zu. If you keep interrupting the person you're talking to, soon nobody will listen to you any more.
Genitive wessen? des Gegenübers der Gegenüber

How the Word Is Built

Gegen root über root

A compound: Gegen + über

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

gegenüberstehen

In Otti's situations: Otti and the art of persuasion

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