German

Adverb

runter

1. (colloquial) down, down here, downstairs (towards the speaker)

   Er kommt jetzt runter. -- He's coming downstairs now.

2. (colloquial) down, down there, downstairs (away from the speaker)

   Er geht runter zu den andern. -- He's going downstairs to the other people.

Usage notes

Unlike the standard language, colloquial German does not distinguish the meanings of hinunter, hinab ‎(“down there, away from the speaker”) and herunter, herab ‎(“down here, down towards the speaker”). Runter is used for both meanings.

Synonyms

• herunter, herab
• hinunter, hinab

Related terms

• hinauf
• herauf, rauf

Derived terms

• runtermachen
• runterladen
• runterholen
• runterkippen
• runterkommen