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um

A1 Connector / Preposition / Adjective / Adverb frequency rank #41

What um means

Connector

  1. in order to, so as to

Preposition

  1. about
  2. around
  3. at, by (when relating to time)
  4. by (percentage difference)

Adjective

  1. up, in the sense of finished

Adverb

  1. around, about
  2. turned over, changed, from one state to another

Forms

Connector | Preposition · Akkusativ | Adjective | Adverb

Pronunciation

um in a sentence

Die Zeit ist um.

The time is up.

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um is A1 German — one of the first words a beginner meets, ranked #41 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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