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    Wo treiben wir uns heute rum?

    Grammar & Usage

    fixed expression
    casual

    How it works

    This is an interrogative sentence using the reflexive verb "sich herumtreiben" (to hang around, loiter). "Wo" is the interrogative adverb for location, "treiben" is the main verb, and "uns" is the reflexive pronoun for "wir". "Rum" (short for "herum") is a separable prefix, which moves to the end of the clause in main clauses.

    Sample sentences

    Wo treiben wir uns heute Abend rum, wenn das Wetter gut ist?

    Where are we hanging out tonight if the weather is good?

    Ich weiß nicht, wo sich die Kinder die ganze Zeit rumtreiben.

    I don't know where the children are hanging out all the time.

    Wir könnten uns am See rumtreiben oder in die Stadt gehen.

    We could hang out by the lake or go into town.

    Quick facts

    reflexivity:The verb 'treiben' becomes reflexive ('sich herumtreiben') when it means to loiter or hang out, implying the subject is doing it to themselves.
    separability:The prefix 'rum-' (herum-) is separable and moves to the end of the clause in main clauses.

    Mnemonic

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    Example

    Wo treiben wir uns heute Abend rum, wenn das Wetter gut ist?

    Where are we hanging out tonight if the weather is good?

    Ich weiß nicht, wo sich die Kinder die ganze Zeit rumtreiben.

    I don't know where the children are hanging out all the time.

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