her
German, adverb/heːr/
her is spelled H-E-R (3 letters) and appears 178 times per million words in written German, the 478th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Her is a German adverb meaning “hither, to this place, to here, to me/us” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Bewegung in Richtung des Sprechenden von einem entfernteren Ort aus”.
What does her mean in English?
adverb
- 1
hither, to this place, to here, to me/us
Komm her!
- 2
informalalong, on this way
Wo gehen wir her?
- 3
ago
Es ist zehn Jahre her, dass ich das letzte Mal Auto gefahren bin.
prefix
- 1
Separable verbal prefix that indicates a movement towards the speaker.
- 2
Adverbial prefix that indicates a movement towards the speaker.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. Bewegung in Richtung des Sprechenden von einem entfernteren Ort aus 2. eine bestimmte Zeit zurückliegend 3. verstärkend in Verbindung mit Adverbien
prefix: 1. Bewegung in Richtung des Sprechenden 2. das im zugrundeliegenden Verb Genannte mechanisch, eintönig tun 3. kann in Zusammensetzung mit Verben einen Zweck ausdrücken 4. wie [1] in Zusammensetzung mit Adverbien
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce her?
- /heːr/
- [heːɐ̯]
- [hɛɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to her
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is her in German?
her appears 178 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).