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