adverb
to that place, over there
A2
Dorthin means 'to that place' or 'over there', indicating direction toward a specific location. It's a local adverb used especially with verbs of motion (gehen, fahren): e.g., 'Geh dorthin.' Contrasts with 'hier' (here) and 'dort' (there — static). Not a preposition; no case.
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Nachdem der Zug nach Berlin abgefahren war, reisten die Freunde dorthin, obwohl die Tickets teuer gewesen waren.
After the train to Berlin had departed, the friends travelled there even though the tickets had been expensive.
Wir fahren dorthin, wo das Konzert stattfindet.
We're driving over there, where the concert takes place.
Geh dorthin!
Go to that place!
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picture a dotted line leading from you to a distant spot labeled 'there' (dorthin = to that spot)
sounds like 'door' + 'tin' → imagine a tin by the door pointing to that place