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Certain German prepositions require the **dative**:
*aus* (from)
*außer* (out of)
*bei* (at, near)
*entgegen* (against)
*gegenüber* (opposite)
*mit* (with)
*nach* (after, to)
*seit* (since)
*von* (from)
*zu* (at, in, to)
Some other prepositions (
*an* [at]
*auf* [on]
*entlang* [along]
*hinter* [behind]
*in* [in, into]
*neben* (beside, next to)
*über* [over, across]
*unter* [under, below]
*vor* [in front of]
*zwischen* [among, between]
)
may be used with **dative** (indicating __current location__),
or **accusative** (indicating __direction toward something__).
*Das Buch liegt auf **dem** Tisch(e)*
(dative: The book is lying on the table), but
*Ich lege das Buch auf **den** Tisch*
(accusative: I put the book onto the table).
Dative case
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Eigengrau
ˈaɪɡənɡɹaʊ
*Noun*
• The dark gray color seen by the eyes in perfect darkness as a result of signals from the optic nerves.
**Example Sentences**
“Before my eyes adjusted to the dark, all I could see was eigengrau.”
“Henry awoke in the eigengrau of total darkness, so he quickly turned on his lamp.”
“The darkness of the sub-basement seemed eigengrau to my eyes.”
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**Word Origin**
German, mid-20th century
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**Why this word?**
“Eigengrau” is a German loanword used to describe the specific color of total darkness as perceived by human eyes.
Rather than black, the color that human optic nerves discern in pure darkness is a dark gray, which is why eigengrau is sometimes called “brain gray.”
Eigengrau is close to what might be called “charcoal gray,” but the word’s German roots specify that this is a gray created inside the viewer’s brain.
In German, “eigengrau” translates to “own gray,” or “intrinsic gray,” suggesting the shade might shift, depending on the viewer’s perception.
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