other
towards (away from the speaker), to/over there
A2
hin-: a directional prefix meaning 'towards a place away from the speaker' or 'to/over there'. Not a standalone word; appears in separable verbs and compounds (e.g., hinfahren, hingucken). Indicates outward motion from speaker's perspective. No inflection; combines with verbs, adverbs, or particles to mark direction.
Examples
Im Wörterbuch stand, dass das Präfix 'hin-' Richtung ausdrückte, sodass die Lernenden es notierten.
The dictionary stated that the prefix 'hin-' expressed direction, so the learners wrote it down.
Geh hin!
Go over there!
Das Auto fuhr hin und her.
The car drove back and forth.
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine an arrow labeled 'hin' pointing away from you to show direction.
Think of English 'hin' sounding like 'in' with an h — movement into a place.
Notes
Hin- is a directional prefix used to form verbs and adverbial expressions indicating movement away from the speaker or toward a location. It frequently combines with verbs (e.g., hingehen).