hüben

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See also: huben, Hüben, and hǔbēn

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhyːbm̩/, /ˈhyːbən/
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Etymology 1

Formed as antonym to drüben.

Adverb

hüben

  1. (rare) over here
    Antonym: drüben
    • 1819, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, West-östlicher Divan‎:
      Sieh dich um, sie kommt! wie schnelle! / über Blumenfelds Gelänge!— / Hüben hell und drüben helle, / Ja, die Nacht kommt ins Gedränge.
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    • 1924, Kurt Tucholsky, Vor Verdun, in: Die Weltbühne, volume 20, no. 32, Verlag der Weltbühne, page 219:
      Hier war das Niemandsland: drüben auf der Höhe lagen die Deutschen, hüben die Franzosen – dies war unbesetzt.
      Here was the no man's land, over there on the height were the Germans, over here the French – this was unoccupied.
Usage notes

Rarely used without a paired drüben in a sentence.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

hüben

  1. first/third-person plural subjunctive II of heben

Further reading

  • “hüben” in Duden online
  • “hüben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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