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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.
apart
Expresses spatial or social separation.
Nach dem Umzug lebten die beiden Freundinnen weit voneinander entfernt.
After the move, the two friends lived far apart 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.
with each other
Miteinander emphasizes that several people are doing something together. Voneinander, by contrast, highlights the exchange between them, such as learning from or taking something over from each other. For a shared activity, miteinander is appropriate when cooperation is important, and voneinander when the mutual effect is the focus.
Die beiden Kollegen lernten voneinander, wie man den Bericht verbessert.
The two colleagues learned from each other how to improve the report.
Die beiden Kollegen arbeiteten miteinander an dem Bericht.
The two colleagues worked together on the report.
