rüber

See also: ruber

German

Etymology

Clipping of herüber.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʁyːbəʁ/, /ˈʁyːbɐ/ (Germany)
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IPA^(key): /ˈʁʏbɐ/ (chiefly western German)
IPA^(key): /ˈʁyːbɐ/, [-b̥ɐ] (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
Hyphenation: rü‧ber

Adverb

rüber

(colloquial) over here
Komm mal rüber! ― Come over here!
(colloquial) over there
Ich geh mal rüber. ― I'm going over there.

Usage notes

Unlike the standard language, colloquial German does not distinguish the meanings of herüber (over here, towards the speaker) and hinüber (over there, away from the speaker). Rüber is used for both meanings.

Synonyms

Derived terms

rüber-