hintereinander

This is the 14293rd most frequent German word.


hintereinander

"One after another" or "in succession."


Here, 'hintereinander' is used adverbially to describe the action of walking one behind the other sequentially.

Sie liefen hintereinander durch den Wald.

They walked one after the other through the forest.


In this case, 'hintereinander' is used to indicate successive actions without interruption.

Er hat drei Bücher hintereinander gelesen.

He read three books in a row.


Here, 'hintereinander' describes the spatial arrangement of the cars, positioned in a row.

Die Autos parkten hintereinander entlang der Straße.

The cars were parked one behind the other along the street.