drinnen
Translation
inside, indoors
Examples
Es regnet. Lass uns drinnen bleiben.
It's raining. Let's stay inside.
Was ist drinnen in der Kiste?
What is inside the box?
Drinnen ist es warm und gemütlich.
It's warm and cosy inside.
Grammar Patterns
to be/stay inside drinnen sein/bleiben Shall we stay inside today?
Similar Words
im Inneren (on the inside); Antonyms: draußen (outside)
Etymology
A contraction of Middle High German 'dār inne', meaning 'there in'. Related to 'darin' (therein).
Memory Tips
Think of it as a combination of 'darin' (therein) and 'innen' (inside). It clearly points to a location 'in there'.