mögöttük

Mögöttük is a German adverb and preposition. As an adverb, it means "behind them" or "after them." For example, in the sentence "Die Kinder rannten mögöttük," meaning "The children ran behind them," mögöttük describes the spatial relationship. It can also indicate a temporal sequence, such as in "Die wichtigeren Dinge kamen mögöttük," which translates to "The more important things came after them."

As a preposition, mögöttük requires the dative case. It expresses a position or location behind something or someone. For instance, "Das Haus stand mögöttük" means "The house stood behind them." When used in this prepositional sense, it implies a relative position. The word is formed by combining the adverb mögen (to like) and the suffix -t, which is not directly related to its current meaning, and the pronoun suffix -ük, meaning "their." It is important to distinguish mögöttük from similar-sounding words or phrases in German. Its usage is common in everyday language and literature.