Polyglot Dictionary

hinab

/hɪˈnap/

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, away from the speaker)

    Close to hinunter, and often interchangeable with it.

Similar words

hinunter

hinab and hinunter both mean "down" (away from the speaker); hinab is slightly more literary.

Practice

1 What does hinab mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er blickte den Abhang ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches hinab?

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