Polyglot Dictionary

herunter

/hɛˈʁʊntɐ/

adverb B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adv Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. down (motion downward, toward the speaker)

    Contrasts with hinunter, which is motion downward away from the speaker.

    • Komm bitte herunter!

      Please come down!

Similar words

hinunter

herunter moves downward toward the speaker's side; hinunter moves downward away from the speaker's viewpoint.

runter

runter is the everyday spoken contraction covering both herunter and hinunter without distinguishing direction.

Practice

1 What does herunter mean?

2 Fill the gap: Komm bitte ___!

3 Which fingerprint chart matches herunter?

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