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nach Hause gehen

/naːx ˈhaʊ̯zə ˈɡeːən/
phrase★Beginner— to go home
informal

To return to one's home or residence.

Es ist spät, ich muss nach Hause gehen.

It's late, I have to go home.

Wir gehen nach Hause, wenn das Meeting vorbei ist.

We'll go home when the meeting is over.

💡

This phrase is commonly used to express the action of leaving a place to return to one's home.

Collocations

nach Hause fahrento drive homenach Hause kommento come homenach Hause bringento bring someone home

Synonyms

heimgehennach Hause zurückkehren

Antonyms

ausgehenweggehen

Related Phrases

nach Hause bringenphrase
to bring someone home
nach Hause fahrenphrase
to drive home

💡Pro Tip

Common Usage

This phrase is very common in everyday German and is used to express the simple action of going home.

📖Word Origin

The phrase is composed of 'nach Hause' (to home) and 'gehen' (to go), reflecting the literal action of moving toward one's home.

📝Usage Notes

This phrase is commonly used in everyday conversation to indicate leaving a place to return home. It can be used in both formal and informal contexts.

Word Breakdown

nach Hause
to home
prepositional phrase
+
gehen
to go
verb
Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch

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