German preposition · CEFR A2
neben
Meaning in English: next to, beside; besides
Example
Setz dich doch neben mich!
Come and sit next to me!
How common is neben?
neben is number 178 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 482 times per million words — about once every 2,100 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 49% of the words in an ordinary German text. A2 means an elementary word, usually learned in the first year.
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- The 500 most common German words#178
- The 1,000 most common German words#178
- The 5,000 most common German words#178
- German A2 vocabulary#30
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