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runter

/ˈʁʊntɐ/· adverb

down (colloquial)

Runter — the spoken form of herunter or hinunter: Komm runter! Die Treppe runter.

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runter
down (colloquial)

Kommst du runter? Das Essen ist fertig.

Are you coming down? The food's ready.

Word family

runterherunterdownhinunterdownrunterfallento fall down

Common combinations

  • Komm runter!Come down!
  • die Treppe runterdown the stairs
  • runterfallento fall down

Real examples

  • Ich gehe kurz runter zum Briefkasten.I'm just going down to the letterbox.
  • Komm sofort vom Baum runter!Come down from the tree at once!
  • Die Treppe runter und dann links.Down the stairs and then left.

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