Interjection / Adverb
hier
Pronunciation: /hiːr/
here; in this place; refers to an environment one is currently in, or to something within reach
The German adverb hier means here; in this place; refers to an environment one is currently… in English.
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All meanings of hier
Interjection
- listen, hey; Used for emphasis or to call for attention, often when broaching a new subject, but not as a greeting
Adverb
- here; in this place; refers to an environment one is currently in, or to something within reach
- there; right there; in that place; refers to something that is considered nearby, or can be seen and pointed at
- here (within this context)
- used with the definite article or the determiner dieser (“this, that”) to express proximity (“this”)
hier in a German sentence
Hier ist es sehr ruhig.
It is very quiet here.