# rauf

rauf is a German adverb meaning “up”.

## In other languages

- Русский: вверх, наверх, на

## Meanings

1. _colloquial_ up, up here, upstairs (towards the speaker)
   - Er kommt jetzt rauf. -- He's coming upstairs now.
2. _colloquial_ up, up there, upstairs (away from the speaker)
   - Er geht rauf zu den andern. -- He's going upstairs to the other people.

## Examples

- Wir fuhren rauf und runter mit dem Fahrstuhl. — We went up and down in the elevator.
- Beamen Sie mich rauf! — Beam me up.
- Der Lift fährt rauf und runter. — The elevator is moving up and down.

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