Translation
at (a time); around; in order to
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Examples
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We are meeting at eight o'clock.
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The children sat around the table.
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I am learning German in order to study in Vienna.
Where this fits
Used in
Stories
(17)Ist das noch da?
1 min read · Core 1000
Das Gespräch für den Job
2 min read · Core 5000
Der Schlüssel
2 min read · Core 1000
Der Mann mit dem Hund
2 min read · Core 1000
Wo bist du gewesen?
2 min read · Core 1000
Wo ist Bruno?
2 min read · Core 5000
Bei der Gastfamilie
3 min read · Core 5000
Beim Arzt mit Schmerzen
3 min read · Core 5000
Das Licht gegenüber
3 min read · Core 1000
Der Ausflug am Freitag
3 min read · Core 5000
Der Bus kommt nicht
3 min read · Core 5000
Der Kuchen für Oma
3 min read · Core 5000
Die Cousine aus Wien
3 min read · Core 5000
Im Geschäft: Das Handy ist kaputt
3 min read · Core 5000
Willkommen in Wien
3 min read · Core 5000
Zu müde für alles
4 min read · Core 5000
Nicht vor den Leuten
5 min read · Core 1000
Grammar articles
(14)German Cases Chart: All Four, in the Order They Matter
German Filler Words and Modal Particles: also, halt, doch
German Future Tense: werden Plus the Infinitive (and Futur II)
German laut and bei/am + Infinitive: Two Higher-Tier Prepositions
German letzter, nächster and wenig: Last, Next and Little
German Passive Voice: werden Plus a Participle, Again
German Perfect Tense: haben or sein, Plus a Past Participle
German Prepositions: Which Case Each One Takes, in One Chart
German Reflexive Verbs: sich, mich, mir and When to Use Each
German School and Town Words: Lehrer, Lehrerin, Bahnhof
German Separable Verbs with Modals and werden: Word Order
German Separable Verbs: anrufen, aufstehen and the Prefix That Jumps to the End
Telling the Time in German: Wie spät ist es? and halb drei
German zu + Infinitive: um zu, ohne zu, statt zu Explained
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um: worksheet, infographic and listicle
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This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 8: um, jetzt, dann and 11 more words.