Polyglot Dictionary

hinüber

/hɪˈnyːbɐ/

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. over, across (motion away from the speaker, to the other side)

    Contrasts with herüber, which is motion toward the speaker's side.

    • Er schwamm zum anderen Ufer hinüber.

      He swam over to the other bank.

Similar words

herüber

hinüber moves away from the speaker's viewpoint to the far side; herüber moves toward the speaker's side.

Practice

1 What does hinüber mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er schwamm zum anderen Ufer ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches hinüber?

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