No. 12,658 in German
west
The cardinal direction opposite of east.
In a sentence
Der Sonnenuntergang im Westen ist besonders schön.
The sunset in the west is particularly beautiful.
Here, 'Westen' is used as a noun to denote the geographical direction, west.
Unsere Wohnung hat Fenster, die nach Westen zeigen.
Our apartment has windows that face west.
In this examples, 'Westen' is used as a nominative noun describing the direction the windows are oriented towards.
Er ist nach Westen gegangen, um eine neue Stadt zu erkunden.
He went west to explore a new city.
'Westen' indicates the direction 'westward' in this sentence, used as the direction of travel.
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