Word
Gehen Sie in das Schlafzimmer hinauf!
Meaning
Go up into the bedroom!
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Gehen Sie in das Schlafzimmer hinauf!
in
in
Sie
you (formal)
das Schlafzimmer
the bedroom
gehen
to go
Questions & Answers about Gehen Sie in das Schlafzimmer hinauf!
Why is it hinauf and not herauf here?
The prefix hin shows movement away from the speaker, while her shows movement towards the speaker. Since the speaker is telling the listener to go up into the bedroom, the speaker must be downstairs. The listener is moving away from them, so they use hinauf (up and away) instead of herauf (up and towards).
Is hinaufgehen a separable verb?
Yes! hinaufgehen (to go up) is a separable verb. In a command like this, the prefix hinauf splits off and goes to the very end of the sentence, while the core verb Gehen takes the first position.
Why is it in das Schlafzimmer instead of in dem Schlafzimmer?
The preposition in is a two-way preposition. Because the person is moving to a destination (going into the bedroom), it takes the accusative case (das). If they were already doing an activity inside the bedroom, it would take the dative case (dem).
Can I shorten in das to ins in this sentence?
Yes, it is very common in everyday German to combine in das into ins. The sentence would then be: Gehen Sie ins Schlafzimmer hinauf!