hier
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch hier, from Middle Dutch hier, from Old Dutch hier, from Proto-Germanic *hē₂r.
Adverb
hier
Derived terms
Danish
Noun
hier n
- plural indefinite of hi
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch hier, from Old Dutch hier, from Proto-Germanic *hē₂r.
Pronunciation
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audio (file) - IPA(key): /ɦiːr/, /ɦiər/
Adverb
hier
Usage notes
With a preposition, hier is used instead of dit to create a pronominal adverb. See also Category:Dutch pronominal adverbs.
Derived terms
See Category:Dutch pronominal adverbs
See also
French
Etymology 1
From Latin herī, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰyes.
Pronunciation
- (mute h) IPA(key): /jɛʁ/, /i.jɛʁ/
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audio (file)
Adverb
hier
Derived terms
Descendants
- Haitian Creole: yè
See also
- veille (noun)
- aujourd'hui
- demain
- après-demain
Further reading
- “hier” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (aspirated h) IPA(key): /je/, /i.e/
Verb
hier
Conjugation
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | hier | avoir hié | |||||
| gerund | en hiant | en ayant hié | |||||
| present participle | hiant /jɑ̃/ or /i.ɑ̃/ | ||||||
| past participle | hié /je/ or /i.e/ | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | hie /i/ |
hies /i/ |
hie /i/ |
hions /jɔ̃/ or /i.ɔ̃/ |
hiez /je/ or /i.e/ |
hient /i/ |
| imperfect | hiais /jɛ/ or /i.ɛ/ |
hiais /jɛ/ or /i.ɛ/ |
hiait /jɛ/ or /i.ɛ/ |
hiions /i.jɔ̃/ |
hiiez /i.je/ |
hiaient /jɛ/ or /i.ɛ/ | |
| past historic1 | hiai /je/ or /i.e/ |
hias /ja/ or /i.a/ |
hia /ja/ or /i.a/ |
hiâmes /jam/ or /i.am/ |
hiâtes /jat/ or /i.at/ |
hièrent /jɛʁ/ or /i.ɛʁ/ | |
| future | hierai /i.ʁe/ or /i.ə.ʁe/ |
hieras /i.ʁa/ or /i.ə.ʁa/ |
hiera /i.ʁa/ or /i.ə.ʁa/ |
hierons /i.ʁɔ̃/ or /i.ə.ʁɔ̃/ |
hierez /i.ʁe/ or /i.ə.ʁe/ |
hieront /i.ʁɔ̃/ or /i.ə.ʁɔ̃/ | |
| conditional | hierais /i.ʁɛ/ or /i.ə.ʁɛ/ |
hierais /i.ʁɛ/ or /i.ə.ʁɛ/ |
hierait /i.ʁɛ/ or /i.ə.ʁɛ/ |
hierions /i.ʁjɔ̃/ or /i.ə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
hieriez /i.ʁje/ or /i.ə.ʁje/ |
hieraient /i.ʁɛ/ or /i.ə.ʁɛ/ | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior1 | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il | que nous | que vous | qu’ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | hie /i/ |
hies /i/ |
hie /i/ |
hiions /i.jɔ̃/ |
hiiez /i.je/ |
hient /i/ |
| imperfect1 | hiasse /jas/ or /i.as/ |
hiasses /jas/ or /i.as/ |
hiât /ja/ or /i.a/ |
hiassions /ja.sjɔ̃/ or /i.a.sjɔ̃/ |
hiassiez /ja.sje/ or /i.a.sje/ |
hiassent /jas/ or /i.as/ | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | hie /i/ |
— | hions /jɔ̃/ or /i.ɔ̃/ |
hiez /je/ or /i.e/ |
— | ||
| 1literary tenses | |||||||
Related terms
German
Alternative forms
- hie (archaic; except in hie und da)
Etymology
From Old High German hiar, from Proto-Germanic *hē₂r. Cognate with Dutch hier, English here, Swedish här.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hiːɐ̯/
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Audio (file) - Rhymes: -iːɐ̯
Adverb
hier
- (location) 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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- (location) 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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- (abstract) here (within this context)
- 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.
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Synonyms
- (there): da
Derived terms
See also
- da
- dort
- her
- hier und da
- hier und jetzt
Interjection
hier
- (colloquial) Used for emphasis or to call for attention, often when changing the subject
- Hier, der Markus ist doch jetzt auch verheiratet, ne?
- Hey, wait, Markus is married now, too, isn't he?
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Further reading
- hier in Duden online
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German hera. Compare German her.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hiːə̯/
- Rhymes: -iːə
Adverb
hier
See also
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch hier, from Proto-Germanic *hē₂r.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hiər/
Adverb
hier
Descendants
Further reading
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɦi̯er/
Noun
hier
- genitive plural of hra
West Frisian
Etymology 1
From Old Frisian hēr, from Proto-Germanic *hērą, from Proto-Indo-European *keres- (“rough hair, bristle”). Compare English hair, Dutch haar, German Haar, Danish hår.
Noun
hier n
- hair (outgrowth of the epidermis of a human or animal)
Etymology 2
Noun
hier