German word

ran

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁan/

Meaning

  • adverbover here

Example

Komm ran, ich zeige dir das.

Come over here, and I'll show you that.

Illustration for ran (over here)

More examples

Ich hole den Stuhl ran.

I'm bringing the chair over here.

Core concept

Someone is invited to come over from nearby and join the speaker.

Common phrases

  • Hol das ran

    Bring that over here

  • Zieh das Sofa ran

    Pull the sofa over here

Similar words

heran: A prompt to come closer to the speaker.
her: Indicates movement toward the speaker.
rüber: A colloquial prompt to move over to the speaker's side.
hin: Indicates movement away from the speaker.

Definition in German

Kurzform von heran; meist umgangssprachlich gebraucht, um eine Richtungsangabe zur sprechenden Person oder eine Aufforderung zum Näherkommen zu signalisieren.

Word origin

Ran is a colloquial reduction of heran, a directional form built with her for here and an for movement toward.

Usage tips

  • In Ran an die Arbeit, ran helps form an informal call to start working rather than a literal location statement.

Other meanings

  • closeradverb
  • nearadverb

Opposites

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