runter

/ˈʁʊntɐ/

adverb A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adv Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. down (colloquial short form of herunter/hinunter)

    • Komm runter, das Essen ist fertig!

      Come down, the food is ready!

Similar words

herunter

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

Practice

1 What does runter mean?

2 Fill the gap: Komm ___, das Essen ist fertig!

3 Which fingerprint chart matches runter?

See also

adverbcolloquialdirectional

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