hier
adv · /hiːr/ ·Etymology
From Middle High German hier, from Old High German hier, from Proto-West Germanic *hēr. Cognate with Dutch hier, English here, Swedish här. The predominant form in Middle High German and throughout modern dialects of High German is hie (and variants) with loss of the final -r. The form hier began to gain ground from the late 16th century (in spite of Luther’s usage), which may point to influence by cognate Middle Low German hīr, hēr (where no r-less form seems to exist; but compare modern Limburgish heej).
Translation
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here; in this place; refers to an environment one is currently in, or to something within reach
Ich bin hier in diesem Dorf geboren.
I was born here in this village.
Setzen wir uns hier aufs Sofa.
Let’s sit down here on the sofa.
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there; right there; in that place; refers to something that is considered nearby, or can be seen and pointed at
Die Kirche ist gleich hier am Ende der Straße.
The church is right there at the end of the street.
Siehst du die Wolke hier neben der Bergspitze?
Can you see that cloud there next to the mountain top?
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here (within this context)
abstract
Die Frist wurde hier überhaupt nicht erwähnt.
The deadline was not mentioned here at all.
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used with the definite article or the determiner dieser (“this, that”) to express proximity (“this”)
Die Kneipe hier ist sehr beliebt.
This pub is very popular.
Hier der Stuhl ist kaputt.
This chair is broken.
Dieser Schrank hier ist 200 Jahre alt.
This cupboard is 200 years old.