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her and hin

Roughly meaning "to here" and "to there", hin and her express a movement from or to the speaker. Example sentences:

  • Kommen Sie her ! (Come here!)
  • Gehen wir hin. (Let's go there.)
  • Wie kommst du dort hin? (How will you get there?)
  • Komm herunter! (Come down!)
  • Komm vom Baum herunter! (Come down from the tree!)
  • Herein! (Come in.)
  • Hinaus! (Get out!

 

Advanced:

her + neben expresses parallel movement. Example sentences:

  • Er lief neben mir her. (He walked next to me.)
  • Die beiden Autos fahren nebeneinander her. (The two cars are driving next to each other.)

See also:

Prepositions



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