reinhauen

1.

to head out, to leave

(very colloquial)
Examples
  • Ich glaub, ich hau rein.
  • I think I'm gonna head out/leave.
  • Practice pronunciation - click once to start recording and again to stop
2.

to eat a lot and with joy

(very colloquial)
Examples
  • Haut rein.
  • Enjoy your meal, guys.
  • Practice pronunciation - click once to start recording and again to stop
3.

to have a strong effect

(for alcohol and drugs)
Examples
  • Boah, dieses Starkbier haut ganz schön rein.
  • Dude, this strong beer does go to your head.
  • Practice pronunciation - click once to start recording and again to stop
4.

to punch someone in the face

("jemandem eine reinhauen")
Examples
  • Thomas hat seinem Bruder eine reingehauen.
  • Thomas punched his brother in the face.
  • Practice pronunciation - click once to start recording and again to stop

Word Family

Knowing relations between words can help understand their meanings and build a more connected vocabulary network. Here, you can explore parents and offspring and discover the whole family.

  • shows how many children or parents the word has
  • get the translations and a link
Loading word family…
Sources for Etymology:

My Articles

Word of the Day – “hauen”

"hauen" is overlooked by textbooks and course, but if you want to speak colloquial German. Today, we'll learn all about it and its cool prefix versions.

Vocab: hauen, reinhauen, abhauen, umhauen

Read article →

Questions and Comments

Do you have questions about the usage or meaning of “reinhauen”? Just ask here and I’ll try to clear it up.

guest

2 Comments
Newest
Oldest

xv
xv

So I was just at at a Bude getting some food and a guy was like “hau rein” I already knew what this word meant in this context but it got me thinking about it.

Do you need a preposition to use it? And assume what you are eating is in akkusativ?

Does this work for example… ?

“Man hat die ganze Pommes reingehaut”

How many meanings does the German word 'reinhauen' have?

reinhauen has 4 distinct meanings: 1. to head out, to leave, 2. to eat a lot and with joy, 3. to have a strong effect, 4. to punch someone in the face.

What is the past tense of 'reinhauen'?

hat reingehauen/reingehaut / haute rein

What is 'reinhauen' related to?

The word 'reinhauen' is related to hauen and rein, herein.

Where can I learn more about 'reinhauen'?

Here are some articles where you can learn more about 'reinhauen':

Word of the Day – “hauen”
"hauen" is overlooked by textbooks and course, but if you want to speak colloquial German. Today, we'll learn all about it and its cool prefix versions.
Vocab: hauen, reinhauen, abhauen, umhauen
Read article