adverb
here, toward here
A2
'her' is a local adverb meaning here or toward here, indicating movement toward the speaker (komm her). It contrasts with hin (away). Often appears in verbs and compounds: herkommen, hierher. Not a preposition; used to mark direction, commonly with verbs of motion and imperatives.
Examples
Er läuft zum Haus her.
He runs toward the house.
Komm her!
Come here!
Die Zuschauer kamen her, nachdem das Feuerwerk begann, weil der Platz voller Lichter war.
The spectators came over after the fireworks began because the square was full of lights.
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine an arrow pointing to the speaker with the word 'her'
like English 'here' (direction toward speaker)
Notes
'Her' indicates movement toward the speaker (as opposed to 'hin' which indicates movement away).