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Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈʊntɐ/
"Die Katze schläft unter dem Tisch."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Situated directly below or beneath something else, often so as to be covered or hidden by it.
"He found his lost keys underneath the sofa cushion."
- 1
At a lower level or layer; in a lower position.
"She seemed confident on the outside, but nervous underneath."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating from Old English 'underneothan', a compound of 'under' (under) and 'neothan' (down, below). Over the centuries, it evolved from expressing mere spatial position to encompassing metaphorical states of hidden or underlying conditions.
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sous
Transliteration: /su/
"Il a caché la lettre sous le tapis."
unter
Transliteration: /ˈʊntɐ/
"Die Katze schläft unter dem Tisch."
sotto
Transliteration: /ˈsɔt.to/
"Ha trovato le chiavi sotto il divano."
debajo de
Transliteration: /deˈβa.xo ðe/
"El gato está durmiendo debajo de la mesa."
debaixo de
Transliteration: /deˈba.ʒu dʒi/
"O livro está debaixo da mesa."
के नीचे
Transliteration: ke neeche
"चابی sofa के नीचे है।"
在...下面
Transliteration: zài... xià miàn
Script: 在下面
"钥匙在沙发下面。"
아래에
Transliteration: arae-e
"열쇠가 소파 아래에 있다."
の下に
Transliteration: no shita ni
"鍵はソファの下にあります。"
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