hin
Translation
there, that way, broken, gone
Examples
Wo gehst du hin?
Where are you going?
Mein Handy ist hin.
My cell phone is broken.
Er lief hin und her.
He ran back and forth.
Grammar Patterns
((direction)) there, that way (away from speaker) Wo gehst du hin?
((predicative adj.)) broken, gone, done for Mein Handy ist hin.
((phrase)) back and forth Er läuft hin und her.
Similar Words
Synonyms: away, thither; Antonyms: her (hither)
Etymology
From Old High German 'hina' (hence, away from here).
Memory Tips
'Hin' goes away from you (like 'hence'), 'her' comes to you (like 'here').