Adverbs of movement in German indicate how an action is performed or how something moves. They often end in -weise or -wärts and are used to describe direction, manner, or speed of movement.
Examples include:
German
English
schnell
fast
langsam
slow
hoch
high
runter
down
vorwärts
forward
These adverbs are commonly used with verbs of motion.
Movement: Adverbs "hin" and "her"
Rule 1: The adverb hin describes a movement away from the speaker.
German
English
Wo gehst du hin?
Where are you going to?
Rule 2: The adverb her describes a movement towards the speaker.
German
English
Wo kommst du her?
Where are you coming from?
They can be combined with locative adverbs or with verbs.
German
English
Wir fahren dorthin.
We’re going there.
Sie lief hinter ihm her.
She ran after him.
Quiz
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Choose the correct adverb: ___ kommst du gerade?
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