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herunter

/hɛˈʁʊntɐ/· adverb

down (towards the speaker)

Herunter — down, towards the speaker (Komm herunter!); colloquial: runter. Many verbs: herunterladen (to download), herunterfallen.

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herunter
down

Komm sofort vom Baum herunter!

Come down from the tree at once!

Word family

herunterrunterdown (colloquial)hinunterdown (away from speaker)herunterladento download

Common combinations

  • herunterkommento come down
  • herunterladento download
  • die Treppe herunterdown the stairs

Real examples

  • Die Katze kommt nicht mehr vom Dach herunter.The cat won't come down from the roof.
  • Die App kann man kostenlos herunterladen.You can download the app for free.
  • Sie kam langsam die Treppe herunter.She came slowly down the stairs.

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