How to Say ‘Go to hell!’ in German
Fahr zur Hölle!
fahr tsoor HUL-la
[fahr tsoor HUL-la]
💬 Usage Tip: Commands to one person often use the bare verb at the start: fahr, geh, komm. Here zur is just zu der shortened, as in zur Schule.
🇩🇪 In Germany: Fahr zur Hölle! is a dramatic insult and less common in everyday speech than English go to hell. It sounds theatrical as well as angry.
Phrase Breakdown
Fahr
[fahr]
go / drive
Imperative of 'fahren', to travel or drive.
Fahr langsam!
Drive slowly!
zur
[tsoor]
to the
Indicating a direction or relationship.
Was zur Hölle ist das?
What the hell is that?
Hölle
[HUL-la]
hell
Used to emphatically indicate surprise or disbelief.
Warum zur Hölle tust du das?
Why the hell are you doing this?
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