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um

Pronunciation: /ʊm/

up, in the sense of finished

The German adjective um means up, in the sense of finished in English.

A1 rank #43

All meanings of um

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

um in a German sentence

Die Zeit ist um.

The time is up.

Forms of um

Akkusativ