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dort

there

adverb DORT Common
Travel & Places Directions

Usage Note

dort points to a place away from the speaker ('there'), slightly more formal than its synonym da. Add -hin for motion toward (dorthin, 'to there') and -her for motion from (dorther). Use hier for 'here' by the speaker.

Examples

"Dort steht mein Auto."

Natural Translation

My car is over there.

Literal Translation

There stands my car.

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