Hinausreichte

Hinausreichte is the Präteritum (simple past) form of the German separable verb hinausreichen. The infinitive is hinausreichen and the past participle is hinausgereicht. The prefix hinaus- attaches to reichen, giving a sense of extending outward or handing something to someone at a boundary or from a doorway, window, or other opening.

In standard modern German, the simple past of separable verbs is usually written with the prefix separated: er reichte hinaus. The concatenated form hinausreichte is uncommon in contemporary usage and may appear in older texts or in particular stylistic contexts.

Usage notes: The verb describes two related senses. One is physical: to extend or hand something outward to someone outside a space. The other is figurative: to extend beyond a limit or expectation, such as extending help or scope beyond what is typical. It is commonly used in narrative or formal writing; in everyday speech, reichte hinaus is more typical.

Examples:

- Der Kellner reichte dem Gast die Speisekarte hinaus.

- Der Arm reichte bis über den Rand hinaus.

Etymology and related forms: hinausreichen is formed from the prefix hinaus- (outward, beyond) and reichen (to reach). Related verbs include überreichen (to hand over) and hinausgehen (to go out). The standard past tense form to illustrate the meaning is reichte hinaus; hinausreicht or hinausreichte appear mainly in older texts or specific stylistic uses.