German Conversation · Level 35
75 words
German word
hinaus
Pronunciation
IPA/hɪˈnaʊ̯s/
Meaning
- adverbout
Example
Komm hinaus!
Come out!
More examples
Wir gehen kurz hinaus.
We're going out briefly.
Core concept
Someone leaves an interior area through an opening and travels farther outward rather than toward the speaker.
Common phrases
kurz hinausgehen
go out briefly
zum Briefkasten hinausgehen
go out to the mailbox
Similar words
raus: A casual way to express going from inside to outside.
heraus: Coming outward from an interior space toward the speaker.
draußen: Located outside rather than within an enclosed space.
hinein: Going from outside into an interior space.
Definition in German
zeigt an, dass eine Bewegung von innen nach außen stattfindet; Adverb für die Richtung weg vom Sprecher oder Ausgangspunkt
Word origin
Hin expresses direction away from the deictic center, and aus expresses emergence from an interior, so hinaus denotes outward movement from within.
Usage tips
- Hinaus contrasts with heraus: hin points away from the speaker's reference point, whereas her points toward it.