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    jetzt aber reinhauen!

    Grammar & Usage

    fixed expression
    informal

    How it works

    This is an elliptical imperative phrase consisting of the temporal adverb 'jetzt' (now), the modal particle 'aber' (used to convey urgency or decisive action), and the infinitive verb 'reinhauen' used as a command. Depending on context, it colloquially means either to eat vigorously or to work with high energy and effort.

    Sample sentences

    Das Essen wird sonst kalt, jetzt aber reinhauen!

    The food will get cold otherwise, let's dig in now!

    Die Deadline ist in zwei Stunden, jetzt aber reinhauen!

    The deadline is in two hours, let's really get cracking now!

    Auf geht's zur letzten Runde, jetzt aber reinhauen, Leute!

    Off to the final round, let's give it our all now, folks!

    Quick facts

    polysemy:Can refer either to eating eagerly/heartily or to exerting maximum physical/mental effort
    verb_form:Infinitive used as an imperative (infinitival imperative)
    modal_particle:'aber' serves as an intensifier marking a transition into immediate action

    Mnemonic

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    Example

    Das Essen wird sonst kalt, jetzt aber reinhauen!

    The food will get cold otherwise, let's dig in now!

    Die Deadline ist in zwei Stunden, jetzt aber reinhauen!

    The deadline is in two hours, let's really get cracking now!

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