hin
German, adjective
hin is spelled H-I-N (3 letters) and appears 275 times per million words in written German, the 329th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hin is a German adjective meaning “gone (somewhere), left, situated” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Hin is a different word: “hin”.
What does hin mean in English?
adverb
- 1
there, thither; denotes direction towards a place that is not the speaker’s current location.
adjective
- 1
colloquialgone (somewhere), left, situated
Ich sehe mal nach, wo die Pakete hin sind.
- 2
colloquialdead or out of order, kaput
- 3
colloquialexhausted, depleted
- 4
colloquialcaptivated, hooked
- 5
colloquialExpresses the time left until a certain event in the future.
Bis Weihnachten ist ja noch was hin.
prefix
- 1
Separable verbal prefix that indicates a movement or direction to a location that is not where the speaker is
- 2
Adverbial prefix that indicates a movement or direction to a location that is not where the speaker is
noun
- 1
neuterhin
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. in Richtung 2. auf einen Zeitpunkt zu 3. räumlich erstreckt 4. zeitlich erstreckt
prefix: 1. von dem Sprechenden weg auf ein Ziel zu 2. nach unten an einen bestimmten Ort 3. gleichmäßige Bewegung ohne bestimmte Richtung, einförmiger Zustand; vor sich hin … 4. flüchtig, unüberlegt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
English words that translate to hin
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is hin in German?
hin appears 275 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).