um.
about
Meaning & usage
about
Es geht um den Kuchen.
around
Um die Ecke
at, by (when relating to time)
Um acht Uhr reisen wir ab
by (percentage difference)
Die Verkaufsmengen gingen um 6% zurück.
for (amount of money)
Um einen Euro bekommt man heute nicht besonders viel.
Heute im Sonderangebot um nur 99 Euro.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German umbe, ümbe, from Old High German umbi, from Proto-West Germanic *umbi. Central German dialects show regular umlaut; the standard form is from Upper German, where umlaut of -u- was blocked before labial geminates and clusters. Cognate with Luxembourgish ëm, Dutch om.
up, in the sense of finished
Werden dich in kurzem binden/ Erdgeist, deine Zeit ist um
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German umbe, ümbe, from Old High German umbi, from Proto-West Germanic *umbi. Central German dialects show regular umlaut; the standard form is from Upper German, where umlaut of -u- was blocked before labial geminates and clusters. Cognate with Luxembourgish ëm, Dutch om.
around, about
turned over, changed, from one state to another
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German umbe, ümbe, from Old High German umbi, from Proto-West Germanic *umbi. Central German dialects show regular umlaut; the standard form is from Upper German, where umlaut of -u- was blocked before labial geminates and clusters. Cognate with Luxembourgish ëm, Dutch om.
in order to, so as to
Wir sind gekommen, um zu helfen.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German umbe, ümbe, from Old High German umbi, from Proto-West Germanic *umbi. Central German dialects show regular umlaut; the standard form is from Upper German, where umlaut of -u- was blocked before labial geminates and clusters. Cognate with Luxembourgish ëm, Dutch om.
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