hinein|gehen
Translation
to go in, to enter, to fit into
Examples
Darf ich hineingehen?
May I go in?
Er ist in das Haus hineingegangen.
He went into the house.
In den Koffer geht nicht mehr viel hinein.
Not much more fits into the suitcase.
Grammar Patterns
((into sth.)) to go into sth. We are going into the store.
Similar Words
eintreten, betreten; Antonyms: hinausgehen
Etymology
Composed of 'hinein' (in, into) and 'gehen' (to go). It literally means 'to go into'.
Memory Tips
The prefix 'hinein' indicates movement away from the speaker and into a space. Imagine you are outside a room and you decide to *go in*.