Breakdown of Gehen Sie in den Garten hinaus!
in
in
Sie
you (formal)
der Garten
the garden
gehen
to go
hinaus
out (away from speaker)
Questions & Answers about Gehen Sie in den Garten hinaus!
Why use hinaus here instead of heraus?
The word hinaus starts with hin, which shows movement away from the speaker. The speaker is likely inside the house, telling the other person to go outside into the garden. If the speaker were already out in the garden calling someone to come join them, they would use heraus (towards the speaker).
How does hinaus work with the verb gehen in this sentence?
They form the separable verb hinausgehen (to go out). In commands and regular main clauses, the prefix hinaus separates from the main verb (Gehen) and moves to the very end of the sentence.
Why is the sentence using in den Garten (accusative) instead of in dem Garten (dative)?
The preposition in is a two-way preposition. Because the person is moving from one place into another (a change of location into the garden), we use the accusative case. If they were already inside the garden and just walking around there, we would use the dative case in dem Garten.
Why is it Gehen Sie and not just Geh?
This is the formal imperative (command) form. You use Gehen Sie when politely telling a stranger, colleague, or someone older to do something. If you were talking to a friend or a child, you would use the informal Geh in den Garten hinaus!
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