Adverb

außen

outside, outdoors

Wir essen heute außen.

We are eating outside today.

Von außen sieht das Haus schön aus.

From the outside, the house looks nice.

Used as an adverb of place. The children are playing outside in the garden.

Synonyms: draußen; Antonyms: innen, drinnen

From Old High German 'ūzan', related to 'aus' (out).

Think of 'aus' (out). 'Außen' is the 'where' version of it. It's the direct opposite of 'innen' (inside).

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