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somewhere / anywhere
Expresses movement to an unspecified or arbitrary place, or in an unspecified direction.
Am Wochenende fahren wir einfach irgendwohin, Hauptsache ans Meer.
At the weekend we'll just drive somewhere, as long as it's by the sea.
This adverb is made up of three parts: 'irgend-' (unspecified), 'wo' (place), and '-hin' (direction). Literally, it means something like 'toward an unspecified place.'
Lass uns am Wochenende einfach irgendwohin fahren.
Let's just drive somewhere at the weekend.
The ending '-hin' is very important because it always signals movement in a direction. The word therefore answers the question 'Wohin?' (to where?) and not 'Wo?' (where?). It is always used with verbs of movement.
Wohin möchtest du in den Ferien reisen? – Egal, irgendwohin, wo es warm ist.
Where would you like to travel during the holidays? – Doesn't matter, anywhere warm.
'Irgendwohin' is often combined with verbs that describe movement or travel. Typical examples are: 'irgendwohin fahren' (to drive/go somewhere), 'irgendwohin gehen' (to go somewhere), 'irgendwohin fliegen' (to fly somewhere), or 'irgendwohin reisen' (to travel somewhere).
Nach dem Studium will er für ein Jahr irgendwohin ins Ausland gehen.
After his studies, he wants to go somewhere abroad for a year.
somewhere
Both words refer to an unspecified place. „Irgendwo“ indicates a place where something is located or happens, while „irgendwohin“ gives an unspecified destination or direction when someone or something is moving. So ask „wo?“ with „irgendwo“ and „wohin?“ with „irgendwohin“.
Nach der Wanderung gingen wir irgendwohin, wo wir eine Bank fanden.
After the hike, we went somewhere where we found a bench.
Nach der Wanderung setzten wir uns irgendwo im Wald auf eine Bank.
After the hike, we sat down on a bench somewhere in the woods.
