I have three statements to express "I want to go there." in German:
- Ich will dort hingehen.
- Ich will hingehen.
- Ich will dorthin gehen.
Which one is more accurate and formal and which one is more colloquial?
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The really informal one is: Ich will da hin.– guidot ♦Dec 21, 2016 at 16:25
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Related: “irgendwo hinfliegen” oder “irgendwohin fliegen”, “dorthin gehen” vs. “dort hingehen”, and Hinkommen - Sprachgebrauch– user9551Dec 21, 2016 at 16:26
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1Also related: “dahin” vs. “da hin”– Em1Dec 21, 2016 at 16:27
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Ok, so can we conclude that "da hin" is more informal than "dort hin"?– ArminDec 21, 2016 at 16:27
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1@Armin Don't get distracted by "da" vs "dort". That's a different question.– Em1Dec 21, 2016 at 16:28
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All three are possible with slightly different emphasis.
Ich will dort hingehen.
Here you emphasize the place where you want to go to. (Think of pointing at a map, saying "dort...". But of course this can be used in other situations as well.)
Ich will dorthin gehen.
Here you emphasize that you want to walk there (and not fahren/fliegen/....).
Ich will hingehen.
This would typically be used with some event and emphasizes that you want to take part in that event. For example: *Warst du schon beim Konzert von Rammstein? Noch nicht, aber ich will hingehen." This construction is similar to Ich will da hin. (which is less formal).
