Breakdown of Geht bitte nicht in das Zimmer hinein!
in
in
nicht
not
das Zimmer
the room
gehen
to go
bitte
please
hinein
in (away from speaker)
Questions & Answers about Geht bitte nicht in das Zimmer hinein!
Why do we use hinein instead of herein here?
hin means motion away from the speaker, and ein means inside. Because the speaker is outside the room and telling people not to move away from them into the room, they use hinein. If the speaker were already inside the room calling people towards them, they would use herein.
Doesn't in das Zimmer already mean 'into the room'? Why add hinein?
Yes, in das Zimmer tells us the destination. However, German loves to be extra clear about direction! It is very common to pair a destination phrase with a directional word at the end of the sentence, like the separable prefix hinein. It strongly emphasizes the physical act of going inside.
Why does the sentence start with Geht?
This is a command (imperative) addressed to multiple people informally. It comes from the ihr (you all) form. When giving a command to the ihr group, you use the normal verb conjugation (ihr geht) but drop the pronoun, leaving just Geht.
Why is hinein placed at the very end of the sentence?
The full verb being used here is hineingehen (to go inside), which is a separable verb. In commands, just like in normal present tense sentences, the core verb (geht) takes the first position, and the separable prefix (hinein) gets sent to the very end.
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