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Heidi

You follow these — you would never say them

ine, use, ufe, abe — no hin or her

The rule

Direction words end in -e: ine (in), use (out), ufe (up), abe (down), ume (over, around). One word serves both directions.

Where it catches you

German separates «hin» (away from me) from «her» (towards me): hinein and herein. Zurich German does not: «Chömed Sie ine» and «Gönd Sie ine» use the same ine. Do not look for the difference — it is in the verb, not in the direction word.

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