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Expresses a reciprocal relationship in which an action or feeling comes from two or more people or groups toward one another.
Gute Freunde unterstützen sich gegenseitig in schwierigen Zeiten.
Good friends support each other in difficult times.
The word is made up of 'gegen' (against / toward) and 'Seite' (side). It describes an action that goes from one side to the other and back again, so it is based on reciprocity.
Gegenseitiges Verständnis ist die Basis einer guten Beziehung.
Mutual understanding is the basis of a good relationship.
'Gegenseitig' (mutual / each other) is very often used together with a plural reflexive pronoun (uns, euch, sich). It emphasizes that the action is reciprocal: A does it for B and B does it for A.
Wir helfen uns gegenseitig bei den Hausaufgaben.
We help each other with homework.
Common verbs combined with 'sich gegenseitig' (each other / one another) are: unterstützen (to support), helfen (to help), inspirieren (to inspire), respektieren (to respect), and vertrauen (to trust).
In einer guten Partnerschaft sollte man sich gegenseitig inspirieren.
In a good partnership, you should inspire each other.
from each other
Gegenseitig and voneinander can both express a relationship between several participants. Gegenseitig generally describes an action or feeling that works in both directions; voneinander is used especially with verbs that involve getting or learning something from the other person or thing. Therefore, choose gegenseitig for mutual interaction and voneinander with such verbs.
Die beiden Nachbarn helfen sich gegenseitig bei der Gartenarbeit.
The two neighbors help each other with the gardening.
Die beiden Nachbarn lernen voneinander, wie man Gemüse anbaut.
The two neighbors learn from each other how to grow vegetables.
