# hinüber

hinüber is a German adverb meaning “across”.

## Meanings

1. across, over, there (towards a different side; in direction away from the speaker)
2. _colloquial · figurative_ dead; spoiled, gone off; utterly broken, out of order
   - Der ist hinüber. — He’s croaked.

## Examples

- Diese Orangen sind hinüber. — These oranges have rotted.
- Das Kleinkind wackelte hinüber zu seiner Mutter. — The toddler wobbled over to its mother.
- Tom ging zu Maria hinüber. — Tom walked over to Mary.
- Deine Reifen sind hinüber. — Your tyres have had it.
- Tom ging hinüber zum Waschbecken und drehte den Hahn auf. — Tom walked over to the sink and turned on the faucet.

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