rüber

See also: ruber

German

Etymology

Contraction of herüber.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʁyːbɐ/
  • IPA(key): /ˈʁʏbɐ/ (chiefly western German)

Adverb

rüber

  1. (colloquial) over here
    Komm mal rüber!
    Come over here!
  2. (colloquial) over there
    Ich geh mal rüber.
    I'm going over there.

Usage notes

Unlike the standard language, colloquial German does not distinguish the meanings of herüber (over here, towards the speaker) and hinüber (over there, away from the speaker). Rüber is used for both meanings.

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