mitten

Based on: Mitte
Goethe B1 Adverb
1.

“in the middle of”

(ALWAYS comes with a preposition, most commonly "mitten in" or "mitten auf")
Examples
  • Warum rufst du mich mitten in der Nacht an?
  • Why are you calling me in the middle of the night?
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Word of the Day – “das Mittel”

We travel to the core of "das Mittel" and see what on earth the word middle has to do with remedy and learn loads of useful words with "Mitte" in them :)

Vocab: die Mitte, das Mittel, mittel-, vermitteln

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How many meanings does the German word 'mitten' have?

mitten has 1 distinct meaning: 1. “in the middle of” .

What is 'mitten' related to?

The word 'mitten' is related to Mitte.

Where can I learn more about 'mitten'?

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Word of the Day – “das Mittel”
We travel to the core of "das Mittel" and see what on earth the word middle has to do with remedy and learn loads of useful words with "Mitte" in them :)
Vocab: die Mitte, das Mittel, mittel-, vermitteln
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