No. 1,158 in German
ecke
"Ecke" means "corner" in English.
In a sentence
Die Ecke des Zimmers ist besonders dunkel.
The corner of the room is particularly dark.
Here, 'Ecke' refers to a location or spatial corner, commonly used to describe a part of a defined area.
Er wohnt gleich um die Ecke von mir.
He lives just around the corner from me.
In this sentence, 'Ecke' is used metaphorically to describe proximity in urban or residential areas, providing a sense of neighborhood closeness.
Kannst du die Ecke des Papiers abschneiden?
Can you cut off the corner of the paper?
Here, 'Ecke' denotes the physical corner of a rectangular object, illustrating its geometric usage.
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