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mitten

in the middle

adverb MIT-en Less Common

Usage Note

mitten never stands alone but glues onto a preposition: mitten in, mitten auf, mitten unter, meaning right in the middle of something. Mitten in der Nacht is 'in the middle of the night'. Distinguish it from the noun die Mitte (the centre).

Examples

"Wir standen mitten im Wald."

Natural Translation

We stood in the middle of the forest.

Literal Translation

We stood middle in-the forest.

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