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from each other
Expresses a mutual or reciprocal relationship or action between two or more people or things.
Obwohl sie Geschwister sind, sind sie sehr verschieden voneinander.
Although they are siblings, they are very different from each other.
The word is made up of the preposition 'von' (from) and the reciprocal pronoun 'einander' (each other). So it literally means 'von einander' (from each other) and is always used when a reciprocal relationship is involved.
Die beiden Teams wussten vor dem Finale nichts voneinander.
The two teams knew nothing about each other before the final.
'Voneinander' (from each other) is often combined with verbs that express a reciprocal action or relationship. Typical examples are: 'voneinander lernen' (to learn from each other), 'voneinander wissen' (to know about each other), or 'voneinander abhängen' (to depend on each other).
In der Diskussion konnten alle Teilnehmer viel voneinander lernen.
In the discussion, all participants were able to learn a lot from each other.
To describe spatial or social separation, 'voneinander' (from each other) is often combined with adjectives or participles such as 'entfernt' (distant), 'getrennt' (separate), or 'unabhängig' (independent).
Die Geschwister leben 500 Kilometer voneinander entfernt.
The siblings live 500 kilometers apart from each other.
together
'zusammen' and 'voneinander' can both talk about the relationship between people or things, but they show different directions. 'zusammen' means that people or things are together in one place or do something together. 'Voneinander' can express that people or things are separated, meaning there is distance between them. Learners may confuse them because both are often used with several people or things. Pay attention to the meaning: closeness and togetherness means 'zusammen'; distance or separation means 'voneinander'.
Wegen der Arbeit wohnen die Geschwister weit voneinander entfernt.
Because of work, the siblings live far apart from each other.
Am Samstag kochen wir zusammen mit unseren Nachbarn.
On Saturday, we are cooking together with our neighbors.