# hintereinander

hintereinander is a German adverb meaning “consecutively”.

## Meanings

1. consecutively
2. in tandem, in succession, one after another
3. _temporal_ consecutively; in a row
   - Er musste an fünf Tagen hintereinander die Nachtschicht übernehmen.

## Examples

- Es regnete fünf Tage hintereinander. — It rained five days in a row.
- Es schneite zehn Tage hintereinander. — It snowed for ten consecutive days.
- Es hat drei Tage hintereinander geregnet. — It rained for three days in a row.
- Die Eichhörnchen liefen und jagten hintereinander her. — The squirrels ran and chased each other.
- Die Kinder liefen lachend hintereinander her. — The children were chasing each other and laughing.

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