Polyglot Dictionary

vorhin

/foːɐ̯ˈhɪn/

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. a moment ago, just now (earlier today)

    Close to eben, but vorhin refers to a specific earlier moment, not "right this instant."

    • Vorhin hat es noch geregnet.

      It was still raining a moment ago.

Similar words

eben

eben means "just now," very close to the present moment; vorhin points to a specific, slightly earlier moment in the same day.

Practice

1 What does vorhin mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ hat es noch geregnet.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches vorhin?

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