Movement: Adverbs "hin" and "her"

Adverbs of movement in German indicate how an action is performed or how something moves. They often end in -weise or -wärts and are used to describe direction, manner, or speed of movement.

Examples include:

These adverbs are commonly used with verbs of motion.

Movement: Adverbs "hin" and "her"

Rule 1: The adverb hin describes a movement away from the speaker.

Rule 2: The adverb her describes a movement towards the speaker.

They can be combined with locative adverbs or with verbs.