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    am Ende der Welt

    Grammar & Usage

    idiomatic prepositional phrase
    neutral

    How it works

    Formed by the contraction 'am' (an + dem, dative neuter prepositional phrase) followed by the noun 'Ende' and the genitive modifier 'der Welt' (feminine genitive). It functions adverbially to describe an extremely remote or isolated location.

    Sample sentences

    Sie wohnen in einem kleinen Dorf am Ende der Welt.

    They live in a small village at the end of the world.

    Dieses Hotel liegt so abgelegen, man fühlt sich wie am Ende der Welt.

    This hotel is so remote, you feel like you're in the middle of nowhere.

    Warum hast du dir ein Haus am Ende der Welt gekauft?

    Why did you buy a house at the back of beyond?

    Quick facts

    literal_meaning:at the end of the world
    grammatical_cases:Dative ('am Ende') + Genitive ('der Welt')
    directional_counterpart:an das Ende der Welt (accusative, directional)

    Mnemonic

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    Example

    Sie wohnen in einem kleinen Dorf am Ende der Welt.

    They live in a small village at the end of the world.

    Dieses Hotel liegt so abgelegen, man fühlt sich wie am Ende der Welt.

    This hotel is so remote, you feel like you're in the middle of nowhere.

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