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herholen

Herholen is a German verb meaning to fetch something and bring it toward the speaker or a nearby location. It combines holen (to fetch) with the directional prefix her-, which indicates motion toward the speaker. The term is common in everyday language and standard writing, though in very formal contexts speakers may prefer alternatives such as mitbringen or herüberbringen.

Grammatically, it is a separable-prefix verb. In the present tense: Ich hole dir das Buch her. With

pronouns
in
more
explicit
form:
Ich
hole
dir
das
Buch
hierher.
The
perfect
tense
is
formed
with
haben
and
the
participle
hergeholt:
Ich
habe
mir
das
Buch
hergeholt.
Imperative
forms
include
Hol
her!
or
Holt
her!
In
a
subordinate
clause
or
with
additional
objects
you
can
say:
Kannst
du
mir
bitte
das
Buch
herholen?
The
nuance
of
her-
is
to
emphasize
bringing
the
item
to
the
speaker
rather
than
away
from
them.